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The National Geographic Magazine, later shortened to National Geographic, published its first issue in October 1888, nine months after the Society was founded, as the Society's official journal, a benefit for joining the tax-exempt National Geographic Society. Starting with the February 1910 (Vol XXI, No. 2) issue, the magazine began using its ...
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, [3] sometimes branded as Nat Geo [4]) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. [5] The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine.
The Geographical Magazine was founded by English diplomat Michael Huxley in May 1935. [3] Huxley’s editorial policy was centred on presenting “an understanding of the world that no other periodicals can give”. [4] The original print release of the magazine in 1935 sold out, and a total of 50,000 copies of the first issue were printed.
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. [1]
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]
The familiar yellow-bordered cover of the monthly National Geographic will no longer be for sale on newsstands starting next year, part of cutbacks affecting the venerable magazine. The company's ...
Melville Bell Grosvenor (November 26, 1901 – April 22, 1982) was the president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. He was the grandson of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell .
Non-free National Geographic magazine covers (3 F) Pages in category "National Geographic Society magazines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.