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  Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey - MSN Encarta
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875-1966), American geographer and editor, born in Constantinople (now İstanbul), Turkey, and educated at Amherst College, Massachusetts.
In 1899 he became a director of the National Geographic Society and a member of the staff of the National Geographic Magazine, of which he was editor from 1903 to 1954.
Under Grosvenor the society grew into a major organization for scientific research and sponsored extensive work in geography, archaeology, and anthropology, especially in the form of field expeditions.
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Grosvenor, or GHG, as he was respectfully called by the staff at the Geographic, was well grounded in the classics and in literature.
Grosvenor was one of the “Mather Mountain party” that undertook a back-country camping expedition into California’s Sierra Neveda in 1915 and which had an enormous impact on the history of the NPS.
Grosvenor met frequently in 1915 and 1916 with Mather, Albright and others to develop the substance of the NPS Organic Act that was passed in 1916.
www.rpts.tamu.edu /Pugsley/Grosvenor.htm   (1645 words)

  
 Mabel Grosvenor, 101, doctor, granddaughter of inventor Bell - The Boston Globe
Mabel Grosvenor, a Washington pediatrician who as the granddaughter of Alexander Graham Bell was probably the last person alive who knew him, died of respiratory failure Oct. 30 at her family's home in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
Grosvenor, one of seven women in the Johns Hopkins Medical School Class of 1931, practiced medicine in Washington for 35 years and continued to live in the city after her 1966 retirement, while also being responsible for running the inventor's Nova Scotia estate, known as Beinn Bhreagh.
Mabel Harlakenden Grosvenor was born on July 28, 1905 in Baddeck, the daughter of Elsie Bell Grosvenor, the inventor's eldest child, and Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, the first president and longtime editor of National Geographic magazine.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/11/09/mabel_grosvenor_101_doctor_granddaughter_of_inventor_bell   (750 words)

  
  Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966) was the editor of the National Geographic Magazine from 1903 to 1954.
Grosvenor was married to Elsie Bell, the daughter of Alexander Graham Bell.
Alexander Graham Bell was the son-in-law of Gardiner Greene Hubbard the first President of the National Geographic Society; a granddaugther of Gardiner Hubbard was the Massie Case defendent Grace Hubbard Fortescue who married a son of Congressman Robert Roosevelt-an uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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 Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor Biography and Summary
Gilbert H. Grosvenor was the moving creative and administrative force behind the successful evolution of the National Geographic Magazine.
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor(1875 – 1966) was the editor of the National Geographic Magazine from 1903 to 1954.
Grosvenor was married to Elsie Bell, the daughter of Alexander...
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 Grosvenor Gilbert Hovey - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey (1875-1966), American geographer and editor, born in Constantinople (now İstanbul), Turkey, and educated at Amherst...
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 GILBERT HOVEY GROSVENOR, FATHER OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
VOLKMAR K. The contributions of Gilbert Grosvenor (CC ‘01, Cosmos Club President ’23) to the development of photojournalism are described.
Gilbert H. Grosvenor, or GHG, as he was respectfully called by the staff during my time at the Geographic, was also well grounded in the classics and in literature.
GHG pointed out that Sakamoto was a samurai and a schoolteacher with a wife and son to support on very small pay.
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 Grosvenor Gilbert Hovey - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey (1875-1966), American geographer and editor, born in Constantinople (now İstanbul), Turkey, and educated at Amherst...
Phoenix (city, Arizona), capital city of Arizona and seat of Maricopa County, located on the Salt River in the south central part of the state....
The Cosmos Club is a private club for congenial men and women, of demonstrated accomplishments, to...
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 Grosvenor Gilbert Hovey - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey (1875-1966), American geographer and editor, born in Constantinople (now İstanbul), Turkey, and educated at Amherst...
Gilbert, Cass (1858-1934), American architect, born in Zanesville, Ohio, and educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Europe....
Gilbert, William (1544-1603), English physicist and doctor, known primarily for his original experiments into the nature of electricity and...
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 VJC: Art Gallery: Facets by Vivat St. Petersburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is evident that Gilbert H Grosvenor clearly understood the cultural value and power of photographs.
When Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, the National Geographic Magazine's young editor, took these last glimpses of pre-revolutionary Russia while traveling with his family in 1913, he set basic guidelines for the photographic reporting of today.
Gilbert Grosvenor's field experience and his belief that "geography could be fascinating, if told simply, accurately and if fully illustrated," led to the magazine's phenomenal growth and the creation of a talented photographic staff and one of the most advanced laboratories in the country.
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 Grosvenor Family Papers (Library of Congress)
Part I of the papers of the Grosvenor family was given to or deposited in the Library of Congress between 1977 and 1982 by Mabel H. Grosvenor, Melville Bell Grosvenor, Gertrude Grosvenor Gayley, Lilian Grosvenor Jones, Carol Grosvenor Myers, Torfinn Oftedal, and Virginia Grosvenor Allee.
Grosvenor also corresponded frequently with his son, Melville Bell Grosvenor, about society matters, and his letters to and from his twin brother, Edwin Prescott Grosvenor, an assistant attorney general under Taft, contain numerous exchanges regarding legal and policy issues affecting the society between 1910 and 1930.
Gilbert and Elsie Grosvenor were related to or acquainted with many of the leading men and women of their day.
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 Telephone Inventor's Final Living Link Dies At 101   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Mabel Grosvenor, a Washington pediatrician who as the granddaughter of Alexander Graham Bell was probably the last person alive who knew him, died of respiratory failure Oct. 30 at her family's home in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
Grosvenor, one of seven women in the Johns Hopkins Medical School Class of 1931, practiced medicine in Washington for 35 years and continued to live in the city after her 1966 retirement, while also being responsible for running the estate in Nova Scotia, known as Beinn Bhreagh.
Mabel Harlakenden Grosvenor was born on July 28, 1905, in Baddeck, the daughter of Elsie Bell Grosvenor, the inventor's eldest child, and Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, the first president and longtime editor of National Geographic magazine.
www.tbo.com /news/nationworld/MGBMNTYLBUE.html   (730 words)

  
 December 2000 - Library of Congress Information Bulletin
Though Grosvenor had no editorial experience, his rearing in Turkey and early exposure to diverse cultures convinced Bell that he was the right man for the job.
Under Grosvenor's leadership, the magazine was transformed from a pedantic compilation of scholarly articles to an informative magazine featuring stories and photographs depicting various cultures and locations.
Grosvenor has been called the "father of photojournalism" and is credited for the addition of photographs to National Geographic, which attracted millions of new readers.
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 Mabel Grosvenor; doctor, relative of phone inventor Bell | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Mabel Grosvenor, a Washington pediatrician who as the granddaughter of Alexander Graham Bell was probably the last person alive who personally knew him, died of respiratory failure Oct. 30 at her family's home in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
Grosvenor was quiet, unassuming and keenly interested in the future.
Grosvenor spent the winter of 1918-19 with her grandparents in Nova Scotia, sleeping on an outdoor porch at the 37-room mansion and bathing daily in cold water in an effort to “toughen me up,” she told the Victoria Standard newspaper.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20061112/news_mz1j12grosve.html   (691 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (Journalism And Publishing, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (Journalism And Publishing, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor[huv´E grOv´nur] Pronunciation Key, 1875–1966, American editor, b.
As director (1903–1919) and later as president (1920–54) of the National Geographic Society and as editor (1899–54) of the National Geographic Magazine, he encouraged worldwide exploration and greatly increased the circulation of his magazine, especially by using colored photographs.
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 Gilbert_Hovey_Grosvenor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor Trivia Trivia Alexander Graham Bell was the son-in-law of Gardiner Greene Hubbard the first President of the National Geographic Society; a granddaugther of Gardiner Hubbard was the Massie Case defendent Grace Hubbard Fortescue who married a son of Congressman Robert Roosevelt-an uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Grosvenor was cousin to U. President and U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft  This biographical article about a print editor of the United States is a stub.
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor has been updated in our database.
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 Grosvenor - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Grosvenor
We cannot here avoid remarking, that this conjecture would have been better founded had Sophia lived ten years in the air of Grosvenor Square, where young ladies do learn a wonderful knack of rallying and playing with that passion, which is a mighty serious thing in woods and groves an hundred miles distant from London.
She then read the first sentence aloud, which comprised the information of their having just resolved to follow their brother to town directly, and of their meaning to dine in Grosvenor Street, where Mr.
Claire hated the place with the bitter hate of one who had read society novels, and yearned for Grosvenor Square and butlers and a general atmosphere of soft cushions and pink-shaded lights and maids to do one's hair.
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 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Grosvenor
Gilbert attended Amherst where he and his brother Edwin were one of the best tennis doubles teams.
Gilbert was with National Geographic Magazine, He was Editor-in-chief from 1903-1954, president from 1920-1954, and chairman of the board from 1954-1966.
Gilbert wrote Byrd: the Explorer and the Man in 1931.
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 The Rosenstiel School: A Brief History of the School
In November, when patch of discolored water appeared off the coast of southwest Florida and huge quantities of dead and dying fish washed ashore on the beaches, Mr.
Gilbert Voss looked at the larval cephalopods that were abundant in the plankton collected.
In 1967, the building was named for Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, president of the National Geographic Society from 1920 to 1954.
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 Grosvenor Family Genealogy Forum
Grosvenors in Memphis - Charles Niles Grosvenor IV 10/01/01
Re: Ruth Grosvenor 1777 Heathton Staffordsh - Geoff Aslett 4/22/01
Re: Col. Thos Grosvenor house Pomfret CT - Ethan Anthony 12/28/01
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 Forbes.com - Magazine Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This Coconut Grove, Fla., estate, which was built in 1901, was previously owned by National Geographic Editor in Chief Gilbert Grosvenor.
Born in Turkey on Oct. 28, 1875, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor became editor in chief of National Geographic in 1903, after marrying Alexander Graham Bell's daughter Elsie May in 1900.
In 1920, Grosvenor took on the additional title of president of the National Geographic Society, an organization founded by his father-in-law.
www.forbes.com /2003/03/03/cx_bs_0303how_print.html   (257 words)

  
 Bell Family Papers: Elsie May Bell Grosvenor Family Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bell Family Papers: Elsie May Bell Grosvenor Family Tree
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The Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers: Elsie May Bell Grosvenor Family Tree
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