Beban Chumbow

Beban Sammy Chumbow (11 September 1943) is a linguist from Cameroon. He has held professorial and administrative positions at various universities in Cameroon, including the University of Dschang and the ICT University, Cameroon Campus. He also serves as the president of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Early life and education
Chumbow was born on 11 September 1943 in Mezam Division of the North-West region of Cameroon. He completed his primary education in the North-West and then went to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his undergraduate studies in Roman Philology.

He completed his master's degree in 1972 and his PhD degree in 1975 at Indiana University Bloomington. He later joined the University of Illori in Nigeria.

Career and research
In 1986, Chumbow joined the department of African Languages and Linguistics at the University of Yaounde I.

In 1993, he was appointed deputy vice chancellor of the University of Buea. He later served as rector at the University of Dschang, University of Ngaoundéré and University of Yaounde I. He is also associated with the Cameroon Academy of Sciences and the African Scientific Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) – African Union.

He is associated with the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN), an institution of the African Union. He has been a member of the Linguistic Society of America and the New York Academy of Sciences.

He has published articles and books on linguistics.