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Melville Bell Grosvenor (1901–1982)

Autor(a) de Great Adventures with National Geographic: Exploring Land, Sea and Sky

264+ Works 1,430 Membros 20 Reviews

About the Author

Image credit: Melville Bell Grosvenor. Photo by Gilbert H. Grosvenor (courtesy Library of Congress).

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Obras de Melville Bell Grosvenor

National Geographic Index 1947-1976 (1977) — Editor — 36 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v130 #2 August (1966) — Editor — 20 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v124 #2 August (1963) — Editor — 16 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v128 #2 August (1965) — Editor — 15 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v125 #3 March (1964) — Editor — 14 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v130 #6 December (1966) — Editor — 12 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v129 #6 June (1966) — Editor — 12 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v132 #1 July (1967) — Editor — 12 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v129 #5 May (1966) — Editor — 12 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v127 #6 June (1965) — Editor — 11 cópias
National Geographic Index 1947-1969 (1969) — Editor — 11 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v121 #6 June (1962) — Editor — 11 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v129 #1 January (1966) — Editor — 11 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v129 #2 February (1966) — Editor — 10 cópias
Germany - 1959 [map] (1959) — Editor — 10 cópias
Australia - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 10 cópias
A Traveler's Map of the British Isles - 1974 (1974) — Editor — 10 cópias
Scandinavia - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 10 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v130 #4 October (1966) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v129 #3 March (1966) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v131 #1 January (1967) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v125 #6 June (1964) — Editor — 9 cópias
The Balkans - 1962 [map] (1962) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v111 #6 June (1957) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v123 #5 May (1963) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v122 #4 October (1962) — Editor — 9 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v125 #1 January (1964) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v119 #6 June (1961) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v111 #3 March (1957) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v112 #2 August (1957) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v123 #3 March (1963) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v113 #3 March (1958) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v126 #2 August (1964) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v129 #4 April (1966) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v123 #4 April (1963) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v124 #4 October (1963) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v120 #2 August (1961) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v131 #4 April (1967) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v132 #2 August (1967) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v119 #5 May (1961) — Editor; Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Northwestern South America - 1964 [map] (1964) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v127 #1 January (1965) — Editor — 8 cópias
Shakespeare's Britain - 1964 [Map] (1964) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1966 v130 #1 July (1966) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v131 #3 March (1967) — Editor — 8 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v112 #1 July (1957) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v120 #1 July (1961) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v126 #1 July (1964) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v128 #4 October (1965) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v114 #4 October (1958) — Editor — 7 cópias
Nile Valley: Land of the Pharaohs - 1965 [map] (1965) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v119 #4 April (1961) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v119 #1 January (1961) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v128 #1 July (1965) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v127 #4 April (1965) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v113 #6 June (1958) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v125 #5 May (1964) — Editor — 7 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v124 #1 July (1963) — Editor — 7 cópias
Spain & Portugal - 1965 [map] (1965) — Editor — 7 cópias
Eastern Canada - 1967 [map] (1967) — Editor — 6 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v127 #5 May (1965) — Editor — 6 cópias
Eastern South America - 1962 [map] (1962) — Editor — 6 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v123 #1 January (1963) — Editor — 6 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 v127 #3 March (1965) — Editor — 6 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v131 #6 June (1967) — Editor — 6 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v131 #5 May (1967) — Editor — 6 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v125 #4 April (1964) — Editor — 6 cópias
British Isles - 1958 [map] (1958) — Editor — 5 cópias
Central Canada - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 5 cópias
Holy Land Today - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 5 cópias
Switzerland, Austria, Northern Italy - 1965 [map] (1965) — Editor — 5 cópias
Eastern Soviet Union - 1967 [map] (1967) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v121 #4 April (1962) — Editor — 5 cópias
North Central United States - 1958 [map] (1958) — Editor — 5 cópias
Mexico and Central America - 1961 [map] (1961) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v121 #1 January (1962) — Editor — 5 cópias
Canada - 1961 [map] (1961) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v121 #5 May (1962) — Editor — 5 cópias
The World - 1965 [map] (1965) — Editor — 5 cópias
Northwestern United States - 1960 [map] (1960) — Editor — 5 cópias
North America - 1964 [map] (1964) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v115 #4 April (1959) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v121 #3 March (1962) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v115 #5 May (1959) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v118 #1 July (1960) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v117 #3 March (1960) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v114 #2 August (1958) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v111 #4 April (1957) — Editor — 5 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v113 #4 April (1958) — Editor — 5 cópias
Western Canada - 1966 [map] (1966) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v119 #3 March (1961) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v122 #2 August (1962) — Editor — 4 cópias
Poland and Czechoslovakia - 1958 [map] (1958) — Editor. — 4 cópias
China - 1964 [map] (1964) — Editor — 4 cópias
Greece and The Aegean - 1958 [map] (1958) — Editor — 4 cópias
France, Belgium and the Netherlands - 1960 [map] (1960) — Editor — 4 cópias
Southern South America - 1958 [map] (1958) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v111 #1 January (1957) — Editor — 4 cópias
Principal Hawaiian Islands / Hawaii - 1960 [map] (1960) — Editor — 4 cópias
Southern Africa - 1962 [map] (1962) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v118 #2 August (1960) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v117 #6 June (1960) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v113 #1 January (1958) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1964 v126 #4 October (1964) — Editor — 4 cópias
Southwest Asia - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1963 v123 #6 June (1963) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v117 #5 May (1960) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v112 #4 October (1957) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1957 v111 #5 May (1957) — Editor — 4 cópias
Western Soviet Union - 1959 [map] (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
Northwestern Africa - 1966 [map] (1966) — Editor — 3 cópias
State of Alaska - 1959 [map] (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 v120 #4 October (1961) — Editor — 3 cópias
Antarctica - 1957 [map] (1957) — Editor — 3 cópias
Italy -1961 [map] (1961) — Editor — 3 cópias
Antarctica - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 3 cópias
The World - 1960 [map] (1960) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v115 #6 June (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v115 #3 March (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
South America - 1960 [map] (1960) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v115 #1 January (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
The United States - 1961 [map] (1961) — Editor — 3 cópias
Top of the World - 1965 [map] (1965) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v113 #5 May (1958) — Editor — 3 cópias
The World - 1957 [map] (1957) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v114 #1 July (1958) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v116 #4 October (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 v122 #1 July (1962) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v117 #1 January (1960) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1960 v118 #4 October (1960) — Editor — 3 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v116 #1 July (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias
Africa: Countries of the Nile - 1963 [map] (1963) — Editor — 2 cópias
Japan and Korea - 1960 [map] (1960) — Editor — 2 cópias
Southwestern United States - 1959 [map] (1959) — Editor — 2 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1965 Complete Year (1965) — Editor — 2 cópias
National Geographic, Vol. 117, No. 4, April 1960 (1960) — Editor — 2 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1961 Complete Year (1961) — Editor — 2 cópias
United States : Washington to Boston - 1962 [map] (1962) — Editor — 2 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1962 Complete Year (1962) — Editor — 2 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1959 v116 #2 August (1959) — Editor — 2 cópias
Southeast Asia - 1961 [map] (1961) — Editor — 2 cópias
South Central United States - 1961 [map] (1961) — Editor — 2 cópias
Southeastern United States - 1958 [map] (1958) — Editor — 2 cópias
Greater New York - 1964 [map] (1964) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
Europe - 1962 [map] (1962) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
Homeward with Ulysses 1 exemplar(es)
National Geographic Magazine 1964 Complete Year (1964) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
National Geographic Magazine 1963 Complete Year (1963) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
Africa, Countries of the Nile (1963) 1 exemplar(es)
National Geographic Magazine 1966 Complete Year (1966) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
The Funeral Of Sir Winston Churchill. August 1965 (1965) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
National Geographic Magazine 1959 Complete Year (1959) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
National Geographic Magazine 1958 Complete Year (1958) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
Atlas Map of Western Soviet Union [map] (1959) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)
Suburban Washington 1 exemplar(es)
West Indies - 1962 [map] (1962) — Editor — 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Everyday Life in Bible Times (1967) — Prefácio — 986 cópias
Our Country's Presidents (2001) — Prefácio, algumas edições738 cópias
The World of the American Indian (1974) — Prefácio — 589 cópias
The Age of Chivalry (1969) 420 cópias
Greece and Rome; builders of our world (1968) — Prefácio — 412 cópias
Song and Garden Birds of North America (1964) — Prefácio — 404 cópias
Men, Ships, and the Sea (1962) — Prefácio, algumas edições402 cópias
The New America's Wonderlands: Our National Parks (1975) — Prefácio — 249 cópias
This England (1966) 171 cópias
America's Historylands: Touring Our Landmarks of Liberty (1962) — Contribuinte — 151 cópias
The World in Your Garden (1957) — Prefácio — 66 cópias
Wondrous World of Fishes (1965) 32 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1973 v144 #1 July (1973) — Contribuinte — 18 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1967 v132 #4 October (1967) — Contribuinte — 9 cópias
National Geographic Index 1947-1963 (1964) — Editor — 4 cópias
National Geographic Magazine 1944 v86 #1 July (1944) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Asia and Adjacent Areas - 1959 [map] (1959) — Editor — 3 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1901-11-26
Data de falecimento
1982-04-22
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Washington, D.C., USA
Local de falecimento
Miami, Florida, USA
Locais de residência
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Educação
United States Naval Academy
Ocupação
Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine
Relacionamentos
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey (father)
Grosvenor, Gilbert Melville (son)
Bell, Alexander Graham (grandfather)
Organizações
National Geographic Society (President, 1957-67)
US Navy
Pequena biografia
Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic Magazine from January 1957 to August 1967.

Membros

Resenhas

 
Marcado
Alhickey1 | Jun 14, 2021 |
Two chapters on Indonesia: the Asmat, West New Guinea and Papua New Guinea,
"Rare Birds and Wild Men, pg. 393;
"My Friends the Headhunters," pg. 406
Amazon review: This was a book I had as a child and cherished for years. It was lost and I tried for years to replace it. When I found it here I ordered it immediately and was not disappointed. It arrived very quickly, in excellent shape, at what I considered a really good price and even had the original dust jacket! I couldn't be more pleased.
Written by the explorers themselves Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020
70th Anniversary with articles written by the explorers themselves, Perry, Amundsen, Roosevelt. Has a speech from T.R. regarding his exploration of the Orinoco found nowhere else.
… (mais)
 
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Alhickey1 | Dec 1, 2020 |
Dag Hammarskjold both wrote and took the photos for this article. I enjoy the first person account.
 
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PJCWLibrary | Sep 2, 2020 |
 
Marcado
MasseyLibrary | Jun 15, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
264
Also by
19
Membros
1,430
Popularidade
#17,987
Avaliação
4.2
Resenhas
20
ISBNs
7

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