Charles Van Riper

Charles Van Riper

Charles Gage Van Riper (1905 – 1994) was a renowned speech therapist who became internationally known as a pioneer in the development of speech pathology. A severe stutterer throughout his career, he is described as having had the most influence of any speech-language pathologist in the field of stuttering.

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