Sir William Oliver FRSE (1885–1962) was a 20th-century Scottish business advisor and the first Professor of Organisation of Industry and Commerce.
In 1925 the University of Edinburgh made him their first Professor of Organisation of Business and Commerce.
He held this role until 1953 when he was replaced by Professor Norman Charles Hunt.
[1] Hee left Pasons Peebles Ltd around 1920 and joined Mitchell Graham & Co Ltd where he eventually became Managing Director.
In 1939[2] he patented the Aeratone therapeutic bath which sold well to spas and clubs.