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Robert W. Olson | |
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| Born | (1920-10-25)October 25, 1920 |
| Died | April 16, 2013(2013-04-16) (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist Preacher |
Robert W. Olson (October 25, 1920[1] – April 16, 2013 inHendersonville, North Carolina[2]) was an AmericanSeventh-day Adventist leader who was director of theEllen G. White Estate from 1978 to 1990.
Olson was the first staff member who was not a direct descendant ofEllen G. White to run her estate and the first staff member to hold a Ph.D. He had a wide variety of pastoral and administrative posts before joining the White Estate in the early 1970s. His leadership was characterized by a new openness to her writings (including the release of the controversial "Z file"[3]) and the release and publication of Ellen White's published writings on CD-ROM.
| Preceded by | Secretary of theEllen G. White Estate 1978–1990 | Succeeded by |
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