Background
Zwicky, Arnold Melchior was born on September 6, 1940 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arnold Melchior and Marcella Ida (Rice) Zwicky.
Zwicky, Arnold Melchior was born on September 6, 1940 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arnold Melchior and Marcella Ida (Rice) Zwicky.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.
Assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1969; associate professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1969-1971; professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1971-1989; university professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1989. Visiting professor Stanford (California) University, since 1985, The Linguistic Institute, 1972, 74, 82, 87, 91, 93, National Academy Sciences, Beijing Language Institute China, 1985. Trustee Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, 1979-1987.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Dialect Society, Association for Computational Linguistics, Linguistic Society American (Executive Committee 1986-1988, vice president 1991, president 1992).
Married Ann Walcutt Daingerfield, June 16, 1962 (deceased 1985). 1 child, Elizabeth Daingerfield. Life partner Jacques H. Transue.