The National Geographic Society is an organization started by Alexander Graham Bell in 1888. Its purpose is to advance the general knowledge of geography and the world among the general public. To this end, it sponsors exploration, and publishes a monthly magazine, National Geographic. It was founded on January 27, 1888 in Washington, DC.
... to the school of
mystics who were scattered along the Rhine from
Switzerland to Strasburg and Cologne and in the
Netherlands. He was a follower of Geert Groote
and ...