Ivo Škarić (1933–2009) was a leading Croatian expert in rhetoric[1] and a founder of the Department of Phonetics at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, Croatia.

Ivo Škarić

Škarić was the editor-in-chief of the journal Govor, a member of the editorial board of the Media Research Journal and the chief organizer of the scientific research group “Speech Research.”[2]

In 2013, the International Conference on Rhetoric was founded in Croatia and named the "Days of Ivo Škarić". This conference is held biennially for experts in rhetoric.[3]

Škarić published more than 150 scientific papers in phonetic sciences and three books in the field of rhetoric.[4] He received the State Award "Bartol Kašić" for scientific research in 1992 and the Ivan Filipović Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007.

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  1. ^ "Ivo Škarić Temeljci suvremenoga govorništva". Ljevak. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Preminuo Ivo Škarić". Vecernji. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ "3rd International Conference on Rhetoric "Days of Ivo Škarić" Croatia, Island of Brač (Postira) April 20 – 23 2016". Online rhetoric. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Ivo Škarić biography". hfiloloskod. Retrieved 25 March 2018.