Bruce Lannes Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bruce Lannes Smith

American political scientist and communication theorist

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1909

Place of Birth: Webster Groves, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: political scientist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Bruce Lannes Smith (11 December 1909 in Webster Groves, Missouri - 1987) was an American political scientist, communication theorist, and propaganda specialist.
His primary research focus was the various uses and techniques of propaganda and persuasion employed by governments that were considered enemies of the United States.
He taught at Michigan State College and other institutions.
After the Second World War he was involved with research on propaganda and mass persuasion on a mass audience while also questioning the methods used by the Nazi propaganda theorist Franz Six.