Background
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He studied at Rice University and the University of Virginia.
His research interests were in writing studies, 18th century literature, and theory. He taught English and writing at the University of Chicago, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before moving back to the University of Virginia. Together with Joseph M., Francis X. Kinahan, George Doctorate. Gopen, and Lawrence Doctorate. McEnerney, he developed instructional materials for writers in the academy and the professions known as The Little Red Schoolhouse.
Colomb died on October 11, 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
