Gilbert M. Grosvenor

Gilbert M. Grosvenor
Gilbert M. Grosvenor, guest of honor at the 1999 International Geography Festival
Born (1931-05-05) May 5, 1931 (age 93)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materYale College
Occupation(s)Chairman Emeritus, National Geographic Society
Spouse
Donna Kerkam
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(m. 1961; div. 1977)​
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Mary Helen Wiley Jarman
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(m. 1979)​
Children3
Parents
Relatives
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom (2005)

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.[2] Now largely retired, Grosvenor and his wife Wiley live in Virginia.[3]

  1. ^ "DONNA KERKAM GROSVENOR Obituary (2021) Santa Fe New Mexican". Legacy.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Lanken, Dane. "The bee in Grosvenor's bonnet", Canadian Geographic, Vol. 116.6, November–December 1996: pp. 95-96.
  3. ^ "Interview of Gilbert M. Grosvenor". The Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education.