George Gallup Jr. | |
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| Born | George Horace Gallup Jr. (1930-04-09)April 9, 1930 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2011(2011-11-21) (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Pollster |
| Spouse | [1] |
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George Horace Gallup Jr. (April 9, 1930 – November 21, 2011) was an American pollster, writer and executive atThe Gallup Organization, which had been founded by his father,George Gallup.[2] Gallup expanded the scope of theGallup Poll to encompass a wider variety of topics, ranging from the outlook of Americanyouth to religious beliefs.[2] He also was an author, focusing on religion andspirituality in the United States.[2] His works includedThe Saints Among Us, published in 1992, andThe Next American Spirituality, published in 2002.[2]
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Gallup was born inEvanston, Illinois, and graduated from theLawrenceville School in 1948.[3] He received abachelor's degree in religion fromPrinceton 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 anEpiscopalian, who once considered the ministry but instead served as an activelayman.[1]
He was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2010, and died inPrinceton, New Jersey, on November 21, 2011, at the age of 81.[2]
