George Gallup Jr.
American statistician (1930–2011)
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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.[2] Gallup expanded the scope of the Gallup Poll to encompass a wider variety of topics, ranging from the outlook of American youth to religious beliefs.[2] He also was an author, focusing on religion and spirituality in the United States.[2] His works included The Saints Among Us, published in 1992, and The Next American Spirituality, published in 2002.[2]
April 9, 1930
George Gallup Jr. | |
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| Born | George Horace Gallup Jr. April 9, 1930 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2011 (aged 81) |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Pollster |
| Spouse |
Kingsley Hubby
(m. 1959; died 2007) |
| Children |
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Biography
Gallup was born in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1948.[3] He received a bachelor's degree in religion from Princeton University in 1953,[2] and joined his father's polling company, The Gallup Organization a year later. He became co-chairmen of the company (with his brother Alex) upon their father's death in 1984,[4] and worked there until his retirement in 2004.[2]
Gallup was married to Kingsley Hubby, with whom he had three children. He was an Episcopalian, who once considered the ministry but instead served as an active layman.[1]
He was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2010, and died in Princeton, New Jersey, on November 21, 2011, at the age of 81.[2]