Gregory G. Colomb (September 5, 1951 – October 11, 2011) was a professor of the English language and literature and director of writing programs at the

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. His research interests were in writing studies, 18th century literature, and theory. He was born in

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. He studied at

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and the University of Virginia. He taught English and writing at the University of Chicago, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the

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before moving back to the University of Virginia. Together with Joseph M. Williams, Francis X. Kinahan, George D. Gopen, and Lawrence D. McEnerney, he developed instructional materials for writers in the academy and the professions known as The Little Red Schoolhous

https://web.archive.org/web/20040215090006/http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/courses/grad.htm] Colomb died on October 11, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Works

* ''Style: Toward Clarity and Grace''. Chicago:

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(1990, 1995) by Joseph M. Williams, two chapters coauthored * ''Designs on Truth: A Poetics of the Augustan Mock-Epic''. University Park, PA:

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(1992) *''

The Craft of Research ''The Craft of Research'' is a book by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald. The work is published by the University of Chicago Press. The book aims to provide a basic overview of how to ...

''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1995, 2003, 2008) with

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and Joseph M. Williams *''The Craft of Argument''. New York:

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(2002, 2004, 2006) with Joseph M. Williams *''A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations'', Seventh Edition: ''Chicago Style for Students and Researchers''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (2007) by Kate L. Turabian, revised together with Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, and The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff * ''Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace'' (2011) with Joseph M. Williams

External links

Obituary
in ''

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''
In Memoriam in UVa Today

with Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams – authors of ''The Craft of Research''
Article and Radio Report
on ''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' American academics of English literature Rice University alumni Rhetoric theorists University of Virginia alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty University of Virginia faculty 1951 births 2011 deaths {{US-English-academic-bio-stub