Herbert (Herb) Schutz (February 25, 1937 – January 1, 2018) was a German-born Canadian philologist who was Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies/Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Brock University.

Schutz obtained his BA from the University of Toronto in 1959, where he studied Ancient, Near Eastern, and Modern History.

Obtaining his teaching qualifications at the Ontario College of Education, Schutz taught at Jarvis Collegiate Institute and Central Technical School, where he was head of the French department and as assistant head of Moderns.

He subsequently served as Chairman of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies/Modern Languages and Literature at Brock University.

[4] Schutz was a founding member of the Ontario Association of Teachers’ of German, and served several years as Chair of the Niagara Chapter of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and President the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association.