Background
Izzo, Herbert John was born on July 17, 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph Anthony and Eleanor Bertha (Karau) Izzo.
researcher language and linguistics educator
Izzo, Herbert John was born on July 17, 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph Anthony and Eleanor Bertha (Karau) Izzo.
Bachelor in Spanish, University of Michigan, 1950; Master of Arts in Spanish and Italian, University of Michigan, 1951; Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Michigan, 1965.
Chargé de cours Huê (Vietnam) University, 1958-1959. Instructor Spanish University Arizona, Tucson, 1960-1961. Instructor Spanish and linguistics Stanford (California) University, 1961-1964.
Assistant professor Spanish San Jose (California) State University, 1964-1968. From associate to professor linguistics University Calgary, Canada, 1968-1988, professor emeritus Canada, 1988—2009. Visiting assistant professor foreign languages Mansfield (Pennsylvania) State College, 1957.
Visiting professor Romance linguistics University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1977-1978, 93-94. Visiting professor linguistics University Bucharest, Romania, 1975-1976. Visiting professor Italian, Stanford University, 1990-1991.
Visiting scholar Romance language University Michigan, 1996-1999, classics since 2004, advisory board Quaderni d'Italianistica, Canada, 1979-1991.
Board directors Fathers Alberta, Calgary, 1986-1987. Member Linguistic Association Canada and United States (conference organizer 1978), North America Association for History of Language Sciences (vice president 1977-1980), American Association Teachers Italian (life), Linguistic Society of America (life), American Classical League, American Association Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (life), Canada Society Italian Studies (nominating committee 1977-1978, advisory board 1974-1980), International Society Phonetic Sciences, National Association Scholars, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Barbara Suzanne McLaughlin, September 22, 1958 (div). Children: Victoria Sue Gutierrez, Alexander John, Sylvia Rachel Hunter, Daniel Stanley. Married Olga Frances Koutna, December 30, 1989.