Background
Basile, Robert Manlius was born on March 12, 1916 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Giustino G. and Minnie H. (Bailey) Basile.
Basile, Robert Manlius was born on March 12, 1916 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Giustino G. and Minnie H. (Bailey) Basile.
Bachelor of Science, Washington and Lee University, 1938. Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1953.
Instructor Northwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma, 1940—1942. Soil scientist Bureau Reclamation, Huron, South Dakota, 1947—1948, 1950. Instructor geography Ohio State University, Columbus, 1953—1956, assistant professor, 1956—1962, associate professor, 1962—1968, professor, 1968—1969.
Professor geography University Toledo, 1969—1981, professor emeritus, from 1981. Visiting professor Ohio University, 1952, University Winnipeg, 1960, 66, University South Carolina, 1967, University Wyoming, 1981. With United States Navy, 1942-1945.
Member of Wilderness Society, Association Ohio Pedologists, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Anne Judson Webb, May 23, 1945. Children: Elizabeth Anne(deceased), L. Lorraine Allison, Karen L. Nofziger.