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Zim, Herbert
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Dates of existence
1909-1994
History
Herbert Zim was born in 1909 in New York before he moved to Southern California. He started writing in 1934 while conducting research in studying children's education and interests in the sciences. He eventually earned a doctorate degree from Columbia University in 1940 after writing his dissertation on "Science Interests and Activities of Adolescents." He continued to write and publish several science books throughout his life and also served as both an educational consultant for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and a professor in education at the University of Illinois. He eventually passed away in 1994 in Plantation Key, Florida.