Editing Melvin Defleur (section)

==Biography==
Melvin Lawrence DeFleur was born in [[Portland, Oregon]] on April 27, 1923. DeFleur received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[social psychology]] from the [[University of Washington]] in 1954. His thesis, ''Experimental studies of stimulus response relationships in leaflet communication'', drew from sociology, psychology, and communication, to study how [[information]] diffused through American communities.

He has taught at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] (1954–1963), the [[University of Kentucky]] (1963–1967), [[Washington State University]] (1967–1976), the [[University of New Mexico]] (1976–1980), the [[University of Miami]] (1981–1985), [[Syracuse University]] (1987–1994) and the [[University of Washington]] before taking his last position as professor of communication at [[Boston University|Boston University's]] Department of Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations. In addition, he was a Fulbright Professor to [[Argentina]] twice: and was affiliated with the [[Argentine Sociological Society]] and the [[Ibero-Interamerican Sociological Society]], for which he served as secretary general.

DeFleur was married to Margaret DeFleur, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research.<ref>[http://appl003.lsu.edu/MassComm/mcweb.nsf/$Content/DeFleur+Margaret?OpenDocument] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521034908/http://appl003.lsu.edu/masscomm/mcweb.nsf/$Content/DeFleur+Margaret?OpenDocument |date=2008-05-21 }} at the Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University.</ref>

DeFleur died on February 13, 2017, aged 93.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/lsu-professor-melvin-defleur-dies-at-93|title=LSU Professor Melvin DeFleur dies at 93|last=Staff|date=February 15, 2017|newspaper=WBRZ|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en}}</ref>