Yoshihiro Masuya

Background

Masuya, Yoshihiro was born on May 9, 1933 in Kobe, Japan. Son of Masao and Chieko (Shirakata) Masuya.

Education

Bachelor, Konan U., Kobe, Japan, 1956; postgraduate, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1960-1961.

Career

English teacher, Konan Junior and Senior High Schools, Kobe, 1957-1962; lecturer in English, Konan U., Kobe, 1962-1966; assistant Professor of English linguistics and phonetics, Konan U., Kobe, 1966-1973; Professor of English linguistics and phonetics, Konan U., Kobe, since 1973; postgraduate worker, Dept Linguistics Edinburgh U., 1977-1978.

Achievements

• Yoshihiro Masuya has been listed as a noteworthy English, phonetics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member The English Literary Society Japan (editor 1983-1986), The English Linguistic Society Japan (county member since 1984), International Phonetic Association.

Connections

Married Kazuko Fujiwara, October 11, 1964. Children: Keiichi, Noriaki.

Father:

Masao Masuya

Mother:

Chieko (Shirakata) Masuya

Spouse:

Kazuko Fujiwara

child:

Noriaki Masuya

child:

Keiichi Masuya