Grosvenor advocated policies of neutrality and positive, upbeat journalism through two world wars, the Great Depression, and the beginning of the Cold War. He retained this position, also editing the popular National Geographic Magazine, until 1954. In time he became the director, then, in 1920, president of the society.
In 1899, shortly after college Grosvenor became the first full time employee of the National Geographic Society - at the time headed by Alexander Graham Bell. He studied at the Worchester Academy, the Robert Elementary School, and at Amherst College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1897. Grosvenor was born in Istanbul under the Ottoman empire to American parents living and studying in Istanbul. Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (OctoFebruary 4, 1966) was an American photographer, journalist and editor active in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. Minnesota - North Dakota - South Dakota.Massachusetts - Connecticut - Rhode Island.
