Gallup, George Horace

Born: 1901 AD
Died: 1984 AD, at 83 years of age.

Nationality: Unknown
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US pollster and statistician

chairman of journalism department at Drake University 1929-1931

founded American Institute of Public Opinion 1935 in Princeton, New Jersey, and originated Gallup Polls

vice-president of Young and Rubicam advertising agency 1937-1947

wrote "Public Opinion in a Democracy" 1939, "The Pulse of Democracy" 1940, "A Guide to Public Opinion Polls" 1944

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"Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense."
"I could prove God statistically."

	The 12th annual Gallup poll of the public's attitudes toward the public schools by George Horace Gallup (Unknown Binding - Aug 28, 1980)
	George Gallup in Hollywood (Film and Culture Series) by Susan Ohmer (Hardcover - Oct 13, 2006) George Gallup in Hollywoodis a fascinating look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. George Gallup's polling techniques first achieved fame when he accurately... Usually ships in 24 hours
	Report on the 1948 election, and announcement of change in reporting election surveys by George Horace Gallup (Unknown Binding - Aug 28, 2008)
	Attitudes of young Americans (POS 870) by George Horace Gallup (Unknown Binding - Aug 28, 1971)
	"What America thinks;" by George Horace Gallup (Unknown Binding - Aug 28, 2008)
	Religion in America, 1971 (The Gallup Opinion Index. Report) by George Horace Gallup (Unknown Binding - Aug 28, 1971)