Background
III, Robert Emmett Chumbley, was born on February 29, 1944 in Covington, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Emmett Junior and Bessie Rinehart (Stokes) C.
III, Robert Emmett Chumbley, was born on February 29, 1944 in Covington, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Emmett Junior and Bessie Rinehart (Stokes) C.
AB, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1972.
Instructor in French, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1969-1972; assistant professor French, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1973-1978; head of French section, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1978-1980; associate professor French, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1978; visiting professor French, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1988-1989. Liaison officer College of Agricultural, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1990.
Deacon University Presbyterian Church, 1991, moderator board of deacons, 1992. Board directors Baton Rouge chapter American Civil Liberties Union, 1976. Member Modern Language Association, American Semiotic Society, International Semiotic Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Premila Irene Burns, August 15, 1970 (divorced April 1983).