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	First Measured Century: Interview: George Gallup, Jr.
		of The Gallup Organization, Princeton, New Jersey, is the son of George Gallup Sr., the firm’s founder and one of the originators of the opinion poll.
		GEORGE GALLUP, JR.: My dad was really a fervent promoter of public opinion polling in the United States and around the world, because in many respects he was a populist, he believed in the average person, he believed in the tremendous potential of the average person.
		GEORGE GALLUP, JR.: If my dad were here today I think he'd be very proud of the way public opinion polling has taken hold in the thinking of people in all different spheres, certainly business, and that's been so for many, many years, newspapers certainly buy into polls, if you will, a lot.
	www.pbs.org /fmc/interviews/ggallup.htm (5278 words)

	George Gallup
		George Gallup was born on November 18, 1901 to George Henry and Nettie Davenport, in Jefferson, Iowa.
		Following his graduation with a Bachelor's degree in 1923, Gallup remained at the university as an instructor in journalism, concurrently carrying on studies which earned him a Master's degree in psychology in 1925 and a Doctoral degree in 1928.
		George Gallup was described as a friendly man with a comfortable personality.
	www.ciadvertising.org /studies/student/97_fall/practitioner/gallup/gallup.html (513 words)

	Gallup, George Horace. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Gallup’s polls are most famous for preelection surveys.
		The 1936 presidential elections brought public attention to his organization because of the accuracy of its predictions.
		Since then the Gallup poll has had a good record, except for its prediction in 1948 that Thomas Dewey would defeat President Truman.
	www2.bartleby.com /65/ga/Gallup-G.html (153 words)

	George Gallup, son of pioneering pollster, visits MC April 19
		George Gallup Jr., chairman of the George H. Gallup International Institution and son of the legendary American statistician and pioneering pollster, will visit Maryville College Wed., April 19.
		Gallup has been in the field of polling for 50 years, much of this time with the Gallup Poll that his father made popular in the 1930s.
		As chairman of the George H. Gallup International Institute, he leads initiatives to “discover, test and encourage new applications to social problems.” He is a trustee of the John T. Templeton Foundation and the Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry and serves on the boards of many other local and national organizations.
	www.maryvillecollege.edu /news/news.asp?id=658&pgID=706 (561 words)

	George Gallup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		George Horace Gallup (November 18, EHandler: no quick summary.
		A gallup poll is an opinion poll frequently used by the mass media for representing public opinion....
		Gallup was born into a poor farming family in Jefferson, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/george_gallup.htm (1149 words)

	The First Measured Century: Program: Segment 7 - The Gallup Poll
		Now, George Gallup did not invent the modern public opinion poll, but he is the man who legitimized it, thanks in part to a dramatic bet.
		Gallup sent out hundreds of interviewers across the country, each of whom was given quotas for different types of respondents; so many middle-class urban women, so many lower-class rural men, and so on.
		ALEC GALLUP (The Gallup Organization): I think he'd still say, if he were around, he'd say although it's being overdone now, you still have to know where the public is. And this is what a democracy is about.
	www.pbs.org /fmc/segments/progseg7.htm (1140 words)

	Gallup George Horace: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Gallup's polls are most famous for preelection surveys.
		For instance, a 1990 Gallup Poll showed that 40 percent...points to the campaigns of Gov. George Voinovich of Ohio and Californias...denounced her Republican opponent George Allen for his close ties with...
		GALLUP, GEORGE HORACE 1901 84, American public opinion statistician, originator of the Gallup poll, b.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/gallup-george-horace.jsp?l=G&p=1 (1100 words)

	1935: George Gallup
		Gallup made a big splash, but most pundits were looking to the Literary Digest to provide the insight into the election of '36.
		George Gallup made his money -- millions of it -- from corporate clients by researching the effectiveness of ad campaigns and finding out who watches certain TV shows.
		In 1984, George Gallup died of a heart attack while staying in his summer home in Switzerland, but the Gallup Poll stayed alive with sons Alec and George Gallup III in charge.
	www.capitalcentury.com /1935.html (1467 words)

	Gallup.com
		Gallup data reveal that Chinese consumers, both urban and rural, are buying far more household appliances and electronics than they were a decade ago.
		Gallup Consulting is a global research-based management consultancy helping organizations better manage their employees and customers.
		Gallup University is a leading provider of degree and non-degree programs in management education and leadership development.
	www.gallup.com (413 words)

	Time is right for biblical leaders, pollster George Gallup says
		Gallup -- author, researcher, scholar and public speaker -- served as president of the Gallup Poll for 50 years before retiring in June 2004.
		Gallup suggested introducing the Bible as literature in schools to help keep the church alive and promote leadership.
		Gallup is an Episcopalian but prefers not to argue about differences in faith practice.
	www.abpnews.com /429.article (448 words)

	School of Thinking » Professor George Gallup
		The late Professor George Gallup founded the Gallup Poll at Princeton, New Jersey, which became the world’s first system to objectively and scientifically measure public and customer opinion.
		As inventor of market research and the Gallup Poll, Professor George Gallup has so empowered the public viewpoint that his invention may be the greatest act of democracy ever performed by any scientist.
		Gallup’s work stands as one of the first great examples of the practical application of the new field of cognitive science.
	www.schoolofthinking.org /who/george-gallup (467 words)

	George Gallup in Hollywood - Wal-Mart
		"George Gallup in Hollywood" is a fascinating look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s.
		George Gallup's polling techniques first achieved fame when he accurately predicted that Franklin D. Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936.
		Gallup had devised an extremely effective sampling method that took households from all income brackets into account, and Hollywood studio executives quickly pounced on the value of Gallup's research.
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	George Gallup Biography
		George Gallup was born in November 18, 1901, in Jefferson, Iowa.
		Gallup taught journalism at Drake University and later at Northwestern University.
		After his death, The Gallup Organization was sold.
	www.paralumun.com /busgallup.htm (40 words)

	Issue 017 August 1998
		Gallup, who is chairman of the George H. Gallup International Institute and executive director of the Princeton Religion Research Center, chose a secular path for a religious call.
		Over the years, Gallup polls have measured belief in God, angels, miracles, born-again experiences, biblical inerrancy, and heaven and hell.
		Gallup discussed his findings during the institution’s annual celebration of the National Day of Prayer.
	www.christianethicstoday.com /Issue/017/Issue_017_August_1998.htm (2070 words)

	Offenburger.com
		The famous American pollster was born and raised in Jefferson, living on his family’s 20-acre dairy farm, which was then on the edge of town, until he graduated from Jefferson High School.
		The farmhouse, built by his father George Gallup, is a uniquely designed octagonal home.
		Gallup and Robinson president Scott Purvis has hired me to oversee the construction work done by Jefferson brothers Russ and Tim Gettler, of Gettler Construction.
	offenburger.com /porch.asp?link=20060522 (2857 words)

	History \| Benton Foundation
		He was the first in Congress to propose the motion for expulsion of Joseph McCarthy from the U.S. Senate in 1951.
		George Gallup called Benton a "father" of advertising consumer research for his development in 1928 of the first study of its kind, measuring consumer preference.
		The success of Benton and Bowles was closely related to the rise in popularity of radio.
	www.benton.org /?q=about/history (593 words)

	TIME Magazine Cover: George Gallup - May 3, 1948 - Journalism - Polls - Media
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		TIME Magazine Cover: George Gallup - May 3, 1948 - Journalism - Polls - Media
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	www.time.com /time/covers/0,16641,19480503,00.html (49 words)

	UsingEnglish.com (US): George Gallup Products - Page 1
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		~ By D. Michael Lindsay and George Gallup Jr.
		Painter Among Poets: The Collaborative Art Of George Schneeman
	www.usingenglish.com /amazon/us/author/george+gallup.html (132 words)

	George Horace Gallup
		Gallup, George Horace, 1901–84, American public opinion statistician, originator of the Gallup
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