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Horsley, A. Burt (Andrew Burt), 1918-2008

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1918 - 2008

Biography

Andrew Burt Horsley (1918-2008) was a professor at Brigham Young University.

Andrew Burt Horsley was born on November 23, 1918 to William Clements and Florence Adella Burt Horsley in Brigham City, Utah. From 1938 to 1940, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany until Adolf Hitler's expulsion of "undesirables" from Germany. He finished his mission in Colorado, where he met Enid Faye McBride, who later became his wife. Faye and Andrew had five children. Andrew and his family moved to Germany in the 1950s where he finished his education with a philosphy PhD and Doctor of Education from the University of Muenster in Germany. When they returned to America, Andrew began teaching political science and philosophy at Brigham Young University. He passed away on July 14, 2008, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Peter and the Popes, 1958: title page (by A. Burt Horsley)

UPB files, April 3, 2019 (Horsley, A. Burt (Andrew Burt); cross reference: Horsley, Andrew Burt)

Daily Herald, website viewed April 3, 2019 (Andrew Burt Horsley; passed away July 14, 2008 in Provo, Utah; born to William Clements and Florence Adella Burt Horsley on November 23, 1918 in Brigham City, Utah; LDS mission to Germany; married Faye McBride in the Salt Lake Temple on September 18, 1940; BA and MA, Brigham Young University in Political Science and Philosophy; Ph. D. in philosophy and doctor of education, University of Muenster in Germany; observed the Second Vatical Council in Rome in 1964; researched at Vatican Library; taught at BYU)

Andrew Burt Horsley oral history, 1996, 2008 (Andrew Burt Horsley; born November 23, 1918 to William Clements and Florence Adella Burt Horsley in Brigham City, Utah; 1938-1940, mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany until Adolf Hitler's expulsion of "undesirables" from Germany; finished mission in Colorado where he met Enid Faye McBride, who later became his wife; five children; moved to Germany in the 1950s; began teaching political science and philosophy at Brigham Young University; passed away on July 14, 2008 in Provo, Utah)

Legacy.com, via WWW, October 20, 2021 (PhD in philosophy and Doctor of Education from the University of Muenster in Germany; passed away on July 14, 2008 in Provo, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Andrew Burt Horsley oral history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197224373339]
Identifier: MSS 9360
Scope and Contents Contains audio recording on compact disc and transcription for Andrew Burt Horsley's oral history given during a family home evening originally recorded on audiocasette tape in October 1996. The transcripion was performed by Andrew Sannar. The account covers Horsley's mission experiences in Germany, especially focused on the events leading up to his and his companion's escape from Germany when the missionaries withdrew from the country. He recounts some of the persecution they experienced....
Dates: 1996 October; 2018 August
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Andrew Burt Horsley oral history

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