Herbert Adams Gibbons

Born in 1880 and active during a turbulent era in world affairs, Herbert Adams Gibbons was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who reported from Greece, Spain, Turkey, and other parts of the Near East. Princeton's finding aid for his papers describes work spanning the years 1909 to 1931, including time as a foreign correspondent and later service with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.

He became known for writing about international politics, war, and colonialism in a way meant for general readers. He is especially remembered for books such as The New Map of Asia, The New Map of Africa, and The New Map of Europe, which reflected his interest in how global power was being reshaped in his lifetime.

Gibbons died in 1934. His career left behind a record of firsthand reporting and interpretation at a moment when many readers were trying to understand a rapidly changing international order.