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Sidney D. Gamble
American sociologist and photographer of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sidney David Gamble (July 12, 1890 – March 29, 1968) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to David Berry and Mary Huggins Gamble; grandson of James Gamble, who, with William Procter, founded Procter & Gamble in 1837. in 1912 he graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Literature degree and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He visited China for four extended periods, 1908, 1917–1919, 1924–27, and 1931–1932, doing Christian social work for YMCA and conducting social surveys. He is now best known for his remarkable and extensive photographs of Peking and North China.[1] He also took numerous photographs of West China (i.e. Sichuan).
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Born | (1890-07-12)July 12, 1890 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Died | March 29, 1968(1968-03-29) (aged 77) New York, United States |
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Occupation(s) | Sociologist, YMCA worker |
Spouse | Elizabeth Pritchard Gamble (née Lowe) |
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At his death he left his widow, the former Elizabeth Lowe, four children, Catherine, Louise, David, and Anne, and ten grandchildren. His daughter, Catherine G. Curran, in 1986 established the Sidney D. Gamble Foundation, and the Sidney D. Gamble Lectures are given annually in Pasadena, California.[2]