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Zim</b></font><p><img src="hsz-DG1086.jpg" height=179 width=144 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Herbert S. Zim"><b>AKA</b> Herbert Spencer Zim<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/711/000106393/" class=proflink>12-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/908/000105593/" class=proflink>1909</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/226/000106905/" class=proflink>5-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/504/000106186/" class=proflink>1994</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> Plantation Key, FL<br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/293/000069086/" class=proflink>Alzheimer's</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Author, <a href="/lists/204/000068997/" class=proflink>Naturalist</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Golden Guides</i><p>Also wrote <i>Codes and Secret Writing</i>. <p><b>Father:</b> Marco Zim<br><b>Mother:</b> Minnie Orlo<br><b>Brother:</b> Milton<br><b>Wife:</b> Sonia Bleeker (anthropologist, m. 6-Jan-1934, d. 13-Nov-1971, two sons)<br><b>Son:</b> Aldwin H.<br><b>Son:</b> Roger S.<br><b>Wife:</b> Grace K. Showe (m. 4-Jun-1978, until his death)<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/691/000068487/">City College of New York (attended 1927-29)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/477/000068273/">BS, Columbia University (1933)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/477/000068273/">MA, Columbia University (1934)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/477/000068273/">PhD, Columbia University (1940)</a><br> Teacher: Ethical Culture Schools, New York City (1932-50)<br> Professor: <a href="/edu/633/000082387/">Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1950-57)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/766/000051613/">American Association for the Advancement of Science</a> <br> <a href="/org/897/000122531/">Izaak Walton League of America</a> <br> <a href="/org/876/000051723/">National Audubon Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/662/000053503/">The Nature Conservancy</a> <br> <a href="/org/761/000041638/">Sierra Club</a> <br> <a href="/org/038/000099738/">Union of Concerned Scientists</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=25926"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=25926">Herbert S. 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