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Robert Tarbell Oliver (July 7, 1909 – May 29, 2000) was an American author, lecturer, and an authority on public speaking, argumentation and debate, and Asian rhetorical traditions. ==Biography== Oliver was born in Sweet Home, Oregon. He graduated from Pacific University. He received his M.A. from the University of Oregon in 1933 and earned his Ph.D. in Speech from the University of Wisconsin in 1936. He served as Assistant Director of the Victory Speakers Bureau in the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington, D.C. during World War II. He was also Chief of the National Food Conservation Office in the War Foods Department. Oliver was appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech at Pennsylvania State University in 1949. He then became an adviser to President Syngman Rhee. By special arrangement, he continued to serve the Korean government in that capacity while he was at Pennsylvania State University. He also taught Clark Junior College, Bradley College, Bucknell University, and Syracuse University.〔Guide to the Robert T. Oliver Papers, 1949-1970, Pennsylvania State University Libraries http://www.libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1086.htm〕 Oliver retired as Research Professor Emeritus of International Speech in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Pennsylvania State University in 1970. He served as President of the National Communication Association in 1964, President of the Eastern Communication Association in 1967, and President of the Pennsylvania State Communication Association. Oliver was a pioneering scholar in the study of Asian rhetorics and communication. He authored more than 50 books on international rhetoric, intercultural communication, and Asian history. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert T. Oliver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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