John Gerber (May 18, 1906 â January 28, 1981) was an American bridge player. He is the namesake of the Gerber convention.
Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine). He settled in Houston, Texas, where he died in a hospital at age 74.
Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.