George Gallup, Jr.
George Gallup, Jr. | |
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Born | George Horace Gallup, Jr. April 9, 1930 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Princeton, New Jersey |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Pollster |
Spouse(s) | Kingsley Hubby |
Children | Alison Kingsley George |
George Horace Gallup, Jr. (April 9, 1930 – November 21, 2011) was an American pollster, writer and executive at The Gallup Organization, which had been founded by his father, George Gallup.[1] Gallup expanded the scope of the Gallup Poll to encompass a wider variety of topics, ranging from the outlook of American young people to religious beliefs.[1]
Much of Gallup's writings and research focused on religion and spirituality in the United States.[1] His works included The Saints Among Us, published in 1992, and The Next American Spirituality, published in 2002.[1]
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Gallup graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1948[2] and received a bachelor's degree in religion from Princeton University in 1953.[1] In 1954, Gallup joined his father's polling company, The Gallup Organization, where he worked until his retirement in 2004.[1] He and his brother, Alec Gallup, became co-chairmen of the company upon their father's death.[3]
George Gallup was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2010. He died in Princeton, New Jersey, on November 21, 2011, at the age of 81.[1]
He was married to Kingsley Hubby, with whom he had three children. He was a devout Episcopalian, who once considered the ministry but instead served as an active layman.[4]
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