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Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (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. == Biography == Grosvenor was born in 1875 to Lilian Waters and Edwin A. Grosvenor〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Grosvenor Family Papers )〕 in Istanbul, Turkey (Constantinople), 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.〔http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/m/M-F-LaMont/GENE3-0072.html〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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