Background
Sacks, Norman Paul was born on February 11, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Pauline (Brody) Sacks.
Sacks, Norman Paul was born on February 11, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Pauline (Brody) Sacks.
Bachelor of Science, Temple University, 1935; Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1940.
Teacher, Philadelphia high schools, 1936-1939;
member of faculty, University of Pennsylvania, 1938-1940;
member of faculty, U. Hawaii, 1940-1942;
member of faculty, Temple University, 1945-1946;
member of faculty, Oberlin College, 1946-1961;
professor, University of Wisconsin, 1961-1984;
professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1984;
department chairman, University of Wisconsin, 1977-1979;
director, Ibero-American Center, 1961-1975. Visiting summer professor University of California-Berkeley, 1942, 43, 49, University of Southern California, 1959, Harvard University, 1964, University of Wisconsin, 1960, college seminar in the humanities, 1990. Visiting professor Western Reserve U., fall 1957-1958, U. New Mexico, 1959-1960,Brigham Young U., 1985.
Andrew Mellon professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1987. Consultant United States Office Education, 1960-1970.
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Member Modern Language Association (chairman sections), American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (president 1966), Linguistic Society of America, American Council Teaching Foreign Languages, Associacion de Linguistica Filologia de America Latina, American Association of University Professors, Archaeol. Institute American, Latin American Studies Association (chairman nominating and program planning committees).
Married Miriam Bronstein, September 15, 1943. Children: Laurie Ruth, Julie Elizabeth, Robert Neil.