Gary R. Gruber (November 19, 1940 – August 27, 2019) was an American

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, and author who wrote books and software programs for test preparation. His work focused on test-taking and critical thinking skills. His writings included the ''Gruber's Complete Guide'' series as well as books and columns of

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puzzles and other articles. He also worked with schools, school districts, state departments of education and other educational organizations in the development of testing and critical thinking skills and educational motivation programs.

Personal background

He graduated from

Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech and administratively designated High School 430, is a public specialized high school in New York City that specializes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It is on ...

and obtained a bachelor's degree from the

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a Public university, public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York ...

and a master's degree in physics from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. He obtained a PhD in physics from

Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a Private university, private Modern Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.

in 1969. He lived in

Mill Valley, California Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Mill Valley is lo ...

and died on August 27, 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gruber, Gary 1940 births 2019 deaths American male writers American Jews City College of New York alumni Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Educational assessment and evaluation theorists Writers from Brooklyn Scientists from Brooklyn People from Mill Valley, California Yeshiva University alumni Brooklyn Technical High School alumni