Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor ( ; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), was the first full-time editor of the ''National Geographic'' magazine (1899–1954). Grosvenor is credited with having consolidated the nascent magazine.

As President of the National Geographic Society (1920-1954), 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. Provided by Wikipedia