Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
| Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor | |
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| Born |
October 28, 1875 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | February 4, 1966 (aged 90) Cape Breton Island, Canada |
| Known for | National Geographic Magazine |
| Spouse(s) | Elsie May Bell |
| Children | Seven, including Dr. Mabel Grosvenor |
| Relatives |
Alexander Graham Bell father-in-law Mabel Gardiner Bell mother-in-law William Howard Taft second cousin |
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (/ˈɡroʊvnər/; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editor of National Geographic Magazine (1899-1954). Grosvenor is credited with having built the magazine into the iconic publication that it is today.
As President of the National Geographic Society, he assisted its rise to one of the world's largest and best known science and learning organizations, aided by the chronicling in its magazine of ambitious natural and cultural explorations around the globe.
Grosvenor was born in 1875 to Lilian Waters and Edwin A. Grosvenor in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey) and educated at Worcester Academy and at Robert Elementary School. He attended Amherst College and graduated with the AB degree magna cum laude in 1897. While at Amherst, Grosvenor and his twin brother Edwin were one of the best tennis doubles teams. Grosvenor became the President of the National Geographic Society (1920–1954). Grosvenor married Elsie May Bell (1878–1964), the daughter of Alexander Graham Bell.
Grosvenor's health deteriorated following the death of his wife and he died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 90 on February 4, 1966.
Grosvenor was hired in 1899 as the first full-time employee of the National Geographic Society by Alexander Graham Bell, the Society's President at the time. He eventually was named Director, and later President of the Society, and remained Editor of the magazine until 1954.
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