Background
Thomas, Phillip Lee was born on February 22, 1943 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Delbert George Thomas and Darline Ruth (Jordan) Payne.
Thomas, Phillip Lee was born on February 22, 1943 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Delbert George Thomas and Darline Ruth (Jordan) Payne.
Bachelor, University Oregon, 1965. Master of Arts, University Washington, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1976.
Postgraduate, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 1988.
Lecturer Auckland (New Zealand) University, 1978-1981. Senior lecturer Murdoch University, 1981-1990. Senior linguist MRM, Inc., Hyattsville, Maryland, 1990-1991.
Computer systems analyst Library. of Congress, Washington, since 1991. Editor Borneo Literature and History Manuscript Project, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, since 1978.
Member American Philological Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Association for Literature and Linguistic Computing, Royal Asiatic Society (Malaysian branch), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Patricia Okubo Afable, May 12, 1972. Children: Kartini, Joaquin.