Professor Emilio Goggio

Emilio Goggio, born in Piedmont, Italy arrived in Boston at age 14 and attended Grammar School and Latin School there. He received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1909 and his M.A. from the University of Toronto in 1910. He taught in Toronto for several years, before completing his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1917. From 1912-1920, he taught at the University of California (Berkeley) and the University of Washington. In 1920, he returned to Toronto to teach Italian and he took an active role in community activities. In 1956, after 10 years as Head, Department of Italian, Spanish and Portuguese he retired and subsequently moved to California. (source: Archives Canada)

For more information on Prof. Emilio Goggio, visit:

Archives Canada

Goggio Family Foundation

The Online Encyclopedia of the Italian Intellectual Diaspora

Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of World War II