Robert David Gamble (born 9 March 1937 in
Philadelphia, died on 17 November 2020 in
Poznań) is an American businessman and
Episcopal
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*Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese
*Episcopal Church (disambiguation), any church with "Episcopal" in its name
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priest, a great-grandson of
James Gamble (an
Irishman of
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
descent). Between 1980 and 1992, he was a hospital chaplain in
Boston. In 1984, he started being engaged in the movement of
Alcoholics Anonymous
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in
Poland. In 1991 or 1992, 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. 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. He used to organize a
Christmas Eve
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for the solitary people in
Poznań. In 2016, he received the Title of Merit of the City of Poznań (
on Polish Wikipedia). He published a Polish version of
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, an autobiography of
Barack Obama, and
Promise Me, Dad
'' Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose '' is a 2017 memoir by the 47th Vice President of the United States, and later 46th President, Joe Biden. It was first published by Flatiron Books.
Contents
Biden reflects on losing his ...
(a 2017 memoir by 46th U.S. President
Joe Biden).
Both in the case of
Barack Obama and
Joe Biden, he published their books before they became a
President of the United States.
References
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20th-century American Episcopal priests
21st-century American Episcopal priests
American expatriates in Poland
21st-century American publishers (people)
Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
1937 births
2020 deaths