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国家地理杂志的吉尔柏特．葛洛佛纳与他的太太爱尔西．梅，及他们的小孩梅尔威尔．比尔的合影
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国家地理杂志总裁吉尔柏特．葛洛佛纳 (Gilbert
H. Grosvenor) 出生于1875年10月28日
在葛洛佛纳的指示下，许多科学探险队与研究人员最远曾经于1909年在罗伯特．皮尔力 (Robert
Peary) 的带领下到达北极探险。此外，也曾经深入海底探险，而威廉．贝比 (William
Beebe) 更因此在1939年创下了当时潜水的世界记录。
直到今日，全美地理学会还是同类组织中最大的非营利科学与教育机构。葛洛佛纳对于保留区的规划与野生动物的保护也不遗余力，而这两个主题也成为全美地理学会现在主要的研究计画与教育资源材料。
下一次你再看国家地理杂志的时候，搞不好你可以看到一个你从不知道的地方。祝你探险快乐！
Under Grosvenor's guidance, scientific expeditions and research projects traveled as far as the North Pole with Commodore Robert Peary in 1909, and as deep as the ocean when William Beebe made his record-setting undersea descent in 1934.
Today, the National Geographic Society is the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization of its kind. Grosvenor cared a great deal about conservation and the protection of wildlife, and both causes are the subject of many of the current programs and educational materials offered by the society.
Next time you pick up a National Geographic, see if you can find a world that you never knew existed. Happy exploring!
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