WEBThe National Geographic Society was founded on January 13, 1888 "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge". It is governed by a board of trustees whose 33 members include distinguished educators, business executives, former government officials and conservationists . [4]
WEBPhotograph by Robert S. Oakes, National Geographic. Overview. Vocabulary. On January 13, 1888, the National Geographic Society was founded. A group of scholars, explorers, and scientists met to discuss the organization of a society for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge.
WEBFor more than 130 years, the National Geographic Society has funded the best and brightest individuals dedicated to scientific discovery and understanding of our world. Our historic commitment to dauntless exploration dates back to our founding in 1888 when 33 prominent scholars and scientists established an organization dedicated to the ...
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National Geographic Society is incorporated | January 27, 1888 - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · The 33 men who originally met and formed the National Geographic Society were a diverse group of geographers, explorers, teachers, lawyers, cartographers, military officers and financiers.
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National Geographic Society | Exploring the World, Education
WEBApr 7, 2024 · National Geographic Society, American scientific society founded (1888) in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge.”. The nonprofit organization, which is among the world’s largest scientific and educational.
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New memoir tells the inside story of National ... - National Geographic
WEBSep 13, 2022 · Illustration by Jim Tierney. In his new memoir, A Man of the World, Grosvenor, now 91, explains what it was like to grow up in the family business that was National Geographic, and why...
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Jan. 27, 1888: National Geographic Society Gets Going | WIRED
WEBamyatwired. Jan 27, 2010 12:00 AM. Jan. 27, 1888: National Geographic Society Gets Going. Bound together by an enthusiasm for geography and travel, a small cadre of distinguished businessmen,...
WEBHe was a founder and first president of the National Geographic Society; a founder and the first president of the Bell Telephone Company which later evolved into AT&T, at times the world's largest telephone company; a founder of the journal Science; and an advocate of oral speech education for the deaf.
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A Hundred Years of the National Geographic Society - JSTOR
WEBFrom its first expedition in 1890 to map North America's Mount St Elias region, during which Canada's highest peak was discovered, the National Geographic Society has since supported more than 3200 research and exploration projects on every continent. It today commits more than $5 million a year to such endeavours.
WEBHenry Gannett (August 24, 1846 – November 5, 1914) was an American geographer who is described as the "father of mapmaking in America." [1] [2] [3] [4] He was the chief geographer for the United States Geological Survey …
