Raymond Herbert Stetson

Raymond Herbert Stetson
Born(1872-03-01)March 1, 1872
DiedDecember 4, 1950(1950-12-04) (aged 78)
Oberlin, Ohio, US
Education
OccupationSpeech scientist

Raymond Herbert Stetson (March 1, 1872 – December 4, 1950) was an American speech scientist at Oberlin College. In 1928 he published an influential book called Motor Phonetics: A Study of Speech Movements in Action. He is the one who developed the chest pulses theory in the study of English syllables; the number of syllables is determined in the number of chest pulses.[1]

Biography

Raymond Herbert Stetson was born in North Ridgeville, Ohio on March 1, 1872.[1][2] He graduated from Harvard University and Oberlin College.[3]

He died in Oberlin, Ohio on December 4, 1950.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "RG 30/13 - Raymond Herbert Stetson (1872-1950)". Oberlin College. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Raymond Herbert Stetson: 1872–1950". American Journal of Psychology. 64: 287. 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2025 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Course Catalog". 1918.
  4. ^ "Oberlin Professor Dies". The Bryan Times. Oberlin, Ohio. INS. December 5, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.