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How did Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor increase circulation of National Geographic Magazine?

 
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As director (1903-1919) and later as president (1920-54) of the National Geographic Society and as editor (1899-54) of the National Geographic Magazine, he encouraged worldwide exploration and greatly increased the circulation of his magazine, especially by using colored photographs.

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