Gallup, George, 1901-1984

Public opinion statistician, pollster; interviewee d. 1984.

From the description of Reminiscences of George Horace Gallup : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451948

Statistician and author.

From the description of George Horace Gallup papers, 1936-1979 (bulk 1960-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78924065

Public opinion statistician, pollster.

From the description of Reminiscences of George Horace Gallup : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743327

Biographical Note

• 1901, Nov. 18: Born, Jefferson, Iowa
• 1928: Ph.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 1929 - 1937 : Professor of journalism and advertising, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1932 - 1947 : Director of research, Young & Rubicam Advertising Agency, New York, N.Y.
• 1935 - 1984 : Founder and director, American Institute of Public Opinion
• 1964: Wrote The Miracle Ahead. New York: Harper and Row
• 1984, July 25: Died, Tschingel, Switzerland

From the guide to the George Horace Gallup Papers, 1936-1979, (bulk 1960-1979), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)