Background
Flibbert, Joseph Thomas was born on July 24, 1938 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hervey John and Marguerite (Gosselin) Flibbert.
Flibbert, Joseph Thomas was born on July 24, 1938 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hervey John and Marguerite (Gosselin) Flibbert.
AB, Assumption College, 1960; Master of Arts, Boston College, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1970.
Instructor English Al-Hikma University, Baghdad, Iraq, 1961-1962. Instructor French Worcester (Massachusetts) Academy, 1962-1963. Assistant professor English Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, 1963-1967.
Professor English Salem (Massachusetts) State College, since 1970. Visiting professor English University Du Maine, Lemans, France, 1979. Fulbright visiting lecturer, France, 1979.
Trustee Salem Athenaeum, 1986-1992, president, 1990-1992. Member library committee The Essex Institute, Salem, 1981-1985. Member National Hawthorne Society (president 1982-1984), Modern Language Association, Melville Society, Alpha Lambda Delta (honorary), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Rosemary Doran Daly, August 10, 1963 (deceased August 1987). Children: Michael, Andrew, John. Married Marilyn Jean Sallack, June 24, 1989.