George Horace Gallup Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Gallup was born on November 18, 1901 in Jefferson, Iowa, USA as George Horace Gallup. He was an actor, known for America Speaks (1948), Small World (1958) and The Twentieth Century (1957). He was married to Ophelia Smith Miller. He died on July 26, 1984 in Tschingel, Switzerland.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 305-306. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
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Father of George Horace Gallup Jr.
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Public opinion statistician who pioneered in techniques of scientific public opinion sampling. Founder in 1935 and chairman of the American Institute of Public Opinion, or Gallup Poll, based in Princeton, New Jersey, which gained international prominence after correctly predicting victory for 'Franklin D. Roosevelt' in the 1936 presidential election. Chairman of the Board of Gallup Organization Inc., founded in 1958 to conduct market research. Taught journalism at Drake, Northwestern, and Columbia universities.
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The Gallup family coat of arms includes the motto, "Be Bold, Be Wise."
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