Revilo P. Oliver
Revilo Pendleton Oliver (* July 7, 1908 in Corpus Christi, Texas; † August 10, 1994 in Urbana, Illinois) was American professor of Classical philology, Spanish, and Italian at the University of Illinois.
Life
Revilo P. Oliver was born on July 7, 1908 near Corpus Christi in the U.S. state of Texas. The decision of his parents to give his son a palindromic name is - due to a six- generation family tradition reaching back - according to Oliver. The young Oliver visited two years in the Illinois High School, then in California. The boy was very gifted in languages and began teaching himself the hochflektierte Sanskrit language came here it soon reaches its limits, but could not find an Indian teacher who gave Oliver private lessons. At the age of 16, he moved to Pomona College in Claremont, California.
In 1930, Oliver married Grace Needham. At the University of Illinois, he began studying classical philology, which in 1940 he phil with a doctorate. ( Philosophiae Doctor) completed; Oliver's PhD supervisor was Prof. William Abbott Oldfather.
From 1941 to 1945, Oliver worked in the War Department, then moved back to the Philological Faculty of the University of Illinois back ( from 1945 as an Assistant Professor, from 1947 as associate professor and from 1953 as a professor ). He lectured until his retirement in 1977 Classical Philology. Oliver dominated total of twelve languages , among which the Latin - he was an expert for difficult translation issues - and stood out Sanskrit.
Revilo P. Oliver was in 1958 co-founded the anti-communist "John Birch Society ", which, however, in 1966 excluded him because of his public demonstration of racism. - Until the 1960s, Oliver could be regarded as representative of American conservatism, but he approached more and more Nazi beliefs - or at least its American interpretation. He eventually worked with Dr. William L. Pierce's organization " National Alliance " together, which can be regarded as a cultural- political Nazi association. 1970/1971 he was a member of the Advisory Board of the " National Youth Alliance". Oliver gave lectures on historical, political, religious and racial issues and has published numerous articles in various right and anti-Jewish periodicals, such as the Journal of Historical Review, National Review or the Liberty Bell. In some cases, Oliver published his posts under a pseudonym, these include Ralph Perier and Paul Knutson.
Oliver, who was suffering from leukemia and severe emphysema, which had caused his decades of nicotine addiction, shot himself at the age of 86 years on 10 August 1994 in Urbana (Illinois ) to save yourself further suffering through his illness.
- Classical scholar ( 20th century)
- Romance
- Publicist
- Member of the John Birch Society
- Americans
- Born in 1908
- Died in 1994
- Man