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Gilbert Melville Grosvenor (born May 5, 1931) is the former president and chairman of the National Geographic Society, who previously served as the editor of National Geographic magazine. Now largely retired, Grosvenor and his wife Wiley live in Virginia.
Sep 13, 2022 · Retired president and chairman Gilbert M. Grosvenor, now 91, had a front-row seat to audacious feats of exploration.
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Sep 13, 2022 · Gilbert M. Grosvenor, future editor of National Geographic, poses on a meteorite in a photo that appeared in the magazine in 1939. At the time, Grosvenor’s grandfather was National Geographic...
Gilbert M. Grosvenor, the former Chairman of the National Geographic Society and Editor of its magazine, spoke at a question and answer session on Jan. 27, 2023. He reflected on his...
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Most recently he has been chair of the NGS board of trustees and the NGS Education Foundation. Now largely retired, Mr. Grosvenor looks back on a stunning career in which he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 and 14 honorary doctorates at major universities, including Texas State.
Feb 15, 2015 · When Gilbert M. Grosvenor retired from the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society on June 21, 2014—60 years to the day after he started working here—he left an...
The center is named after Gilbert M. Grosvenor, the former president of the National Geographic Society and a pioneer in geographic education. It offers online degrees, professional development, research, and advocacy for geography education in Texas and beyond.
