Background
Long, Robert Basil was born on September 16, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of John Carl and Grace Marie (Gilbert) Long.
Long, Robert Basil was born on September 16, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of John Carl and Grace Marie (Gilbert) Long.
Bachelor, St. Ambrose College, 1967. Master of Science, Western Illinois University, Macomb, 1969.
Mathematician Rodman Laboratory, Rock Island, Illinois, 1967—1977. Teacher, instructor Western Illinois University, 1968—1969. President Thinker's Press, Davenport, Iowa, since 1967, Chessco, Davenport, since 1971.
Typefaces, incorporated, since 1980.
Member of Typographers International Association, United States Chess Federation, Iowa Chess Club (Rock Island, Illinois) (all offices 1967-1984).
Married Mercedes Ann Peitzmeier, December 28, 1965 (deceased March 1984). Children: Robert B. II, Christine J., Nathan E.