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Robert D. Gamble

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Robert David Gamble (born 9 March 1937 in Philadelphia, died on 17 November 2020 in Poznań[1]) is an American businessman and Episcopal priest,[2] a great-grandson of James Gamble[3] (an Irishman of Scottish descent).[4] Between 1980 and 1992, he was a hospital chaplain in Boston. In 1984, he started being engaged in the movement of Alcoholics Anonymous in Poland.[5] In 1991 or 1992,[6] he co-founded Radio Obywatelskie (Civic Radio, on Polish Wikipedia). In 1992, he co-founded Media Rodzina (a publishing house in Poznań). In 1999, he received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.[7] Between 2005 and 2014, he was the pastor of the Anglican Church in Poland (on Polish Wikipedia). In 2014, he received a title of a titular pastor of this parish from the Bishop in Europe.[8] He used to organize a Christmas Eve for the solitary people in Poznań. In 2016, he received the Title of Merit of the City of Poznań (on Polish Wikipedia).[9] He published a Polish version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, an autobiography of Barack Obama,[10] and Promise Me, Dad (a 2017 memoir by 46th U.S. President Joe Biden).[11] Both in the case of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, he published their books before they became a President of the United States.

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  1. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "W czwartek pogrzeb Roberta Gamble'a na Cmentarzu Miłostowo". poznan.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Nie żyje Robert Gamble, amerykański pastor, założyciel Wydawnictwa Media Rodzina". poznan.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Nie żyje Robert D. Gamble". Media-Rodzina (in Polish). 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ Opowieść, Autor Zupełnie Inna (2020-11-17). "Zmarł Robert D. Gamble | Założyciel wydawnictwa Media Rodzina miał 83 lata". Zupełnie Inna Opowieść (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ "Nie żyje Robert D. Gamble. Był założycielem wydawnictwa 'Media Rodzina'". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  6. ^ "ROBERT DAVID GAMBLE - Odkryj Poznań - Poznan.pl". www.poznan.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. ^ "Robert D. Gamble, cała Polska, 19.11.2020 - nekrolog". nekrologi.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  8. ^ "Nie żyje Robert D. Gamble, założyciel wydawnictwa Media Rodzina | Niestatystyczny.pl" (in Polish). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  9. ^ "Zasłużeni dla Poznania - Z Rady Miasta - Biuletyn Miejski - poznan.pl". www.poznan.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  10. ^ "Zmarł Robert D. Gamble – wydawca Harry'ego Pottera". lubimyczytac.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  11. ^ "Robert D. Gamble nie żyje. Dzięki niemu "Harry Potter" zawitał do Polski". gazetapl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
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