Robert P. Pula
Encyclopedia
Robert P. Pula, was a Director Emeritus of the Institute of General Semantics, author of A General-Semantics Glossary, and a composer. Pula served as the lead lecturer for the Institute of General Semantics
for many years. He also edited the General Semantics Bulletin from 1977-1985, and served as the Director of the Institute from 1983-1986. In 1993 he wrote the "Preface to the Fifth Edition" of Alfred Korzybski
's Science and Sanity. He was a polymathic poet, painter, pianistic composer, Polka
historian, Polish
culturalist, cartoonist, writer, editor, and teacher.
Institute of General Semantics
The Institute of General Semantics is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski, to support research and publication on the topic of General Semantics. The Institute publishes Korzybski's writings, including the seminal text Science & Sanity, and books by other authors...
for many years. He also edited the General Semantics Bulletin from 1977-1985, and served as the Director of the Institute from 1983-1986. In 1993 he wrote the "Preface to the Fifth Edition" of Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist. He is remembered for developing the theory of general semantics...
's Science and Sanity. He was a polymathic poet, painter, pianistic composer, Polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
historian, Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
culturalist, cartoonist, writer, editor, and teacher.
External links
- short biography (at end of page)
- Institute of General Semantics website.