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David Ausubel

David Ausubel, American psychologist (died 2008)

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Born
October 25, 1918
Died
July 9, 2008
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1918

About David Ausubel

David Paul Ausubel was an American psychologist. His most significant contribution to the fields of educational psychology, cognitive science, and science education learning was on the development and research on "advance organizers" since 1960. In 1957 he won a Fulbright Research Grant to study in New Zealand. Ausubel later graduated from medical school in 1943 at Middlesex University where he went on to complete a rotating internship at Gouverneur Hospital, located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York.

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David Ausubel timeline

  1. Ausubel later graduated from medical school in 1943 at Middlesex University where he went on to complete a rotating internship at Gouverneur Hospital, located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York.
  2. In 1957 he won a Fulbright Research Grant to study in New Zealand.

The world when David Ausubel was born

David Ausubel was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Ausubel's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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