Background
III, Walter Paul Jost, was born on August 27, 1951 in St. Louis. Son of Walter Paul Junior and Jeanne (Odell) J.
III, Walter Paul Jost, was born on August 27, 1951 in St. Louis. Son of Walter Paul Junior and Jeanne (Odell) J.
Bachelor in English cum laude, St. Saint Louis University, 1973; Master of Arts in English, University of Chicago, 1974; Master of Arts in General Studies in Humanities, University of Chicago, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy Committee on Ideas and Methods, University of Chicago, 1985.
Assistant professor rhetoric Department, University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983-1989; associate professor, department chairman, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1989-1995; associate Professor of English Department, University Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1995. Member of advisory board Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Renascence. Speaker in field.
Member Modern Language Association, American Society for History Rhetoric, Speech Communications Association, Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity.
Married Marcella Frampton, June 4, 1977. Children: Alexander, Alison.