Gregory G. Colomb was a professor of the English language and literature and Director of Writing Programs at the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

. His research interests were in writing studies, 18th century literature, and theory. He studied at Rice University

Rice University

William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...

 and University of Virginia. He taught English and writing at the University of Chicgao, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...

 before moving back to the University of Virginia.

Together with Joseph M. Williams

Joseph M. Williams

Joseph M. Williams was a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago.Williams began as a researcher of English language...

, Francis X. Kinahan, George D. Gopen, and Lawrence D. McEnerney, he developed instructional materials for writers in the academy and the professions known as The Little-red Schoolhouse http://www.me.gatech.edu/me/academics/little_read_schoolhouse/description.html, http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/courses/grad.htm. Colomb died on October 11, 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Works

• Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1990, 1995) by Joseph M. Williams, two chapters coauthored
• Designs on Truth: A Poetics of the Augustan Mock-Epic. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press (1992)
• The Craft of Research
  The Craft of Research
  The Craft of Research is a book by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The book aims to provide a basic overview of how to research, from the process of selecting a topic and gathering sources to the process of writing results. The book has gone through three editions, and...
  
  . Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1995, 2003, 2008) with Wayne C. Booth
  Wayne C. Booth
  Wayne Clayson Booth was an American literary critic. He was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in English Language & Literature and the College at the University of Chicago...
  
   and Joseph M. Williams
• The Craft of Argument. New York: Longman (2002, 2004, 2006) with Joseph M. Williams
• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (2007) by Kate L. Turabian
  Kate L. Turabian
  Kate Larimore Turabian was an American educator who is best known for her book A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. In 2007 the University of Chicago Press published the 7th edition of the book...
  
  , revised together with Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, and The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
• Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (2011) with Joseph M. Williams

External links

• Obituary in The Daily Progress
• In Memoriam in UVa Today
• Interview with Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams - authors of The Craft of Research
• Article and Radio Report on Little Red Schoolhouse