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Grosvenor (GILBERT HOVEY an American)

GILBERT HOVEY, an American editor, born at Constantinople, Turkey, in 1875. He was educated at GROSVENOR, GILBERT HOVEY, an Constantinople, and Turkey, in 1875. He was educated at Robert College, Constantinople, and graduated from Amherst College in 1897. After teaching for two years in Englewood, N. J., he became associate editor of the "National Geographic Magazine." He was appointed managing editor in 1900 and editor-in-chief in 1903. In 1899 he was director of the National Geographic Society, and was made its president in 1920. He wrote "The Exazine." He was appointed managing edi- tor in 1900 and editor-in-chief in 1903. In 1899 he was director of the National Geographic Society, and was made its "The Land of the Best" (1916); and "Flags for the World" (1917). He contributed numerous articles to magazines. He was appointed associate editor of the "Proceedings of the 8th International Geographical Congress" in 1905.