Background
Chapin, Paul Gipson was born on December 27, 1938 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of John Letcher Chapin and Velma Isabel (Gipson) Chapin Perkins.
Chapin, Paul Gipson was born on December 27, 1938 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of John Letcher Chapin and Velma Isabel (Gipson) Chapin Perkins.
Bachelor, Drake University, 1960. Student, Harvard University, 1960—1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Technical staff Mitre Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1965—1967. Assistant professor University California, San Diego, 1967—1975, assistant provost, 1973—1975, National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1975, deputy division director, 1977—1978, special consultant, 1987—1988. Visiting assistant professor University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1972.
Member Linguistic Society American, Association for Computational Linguistics (president 1977), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Polynesian Society (life), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Susan Louise Levy, March 10, 1962. Children: Beth Ellen, John Michael, Robin Paul, Noelle Denise.