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Jeffery, Duane E.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1937-

Biographical History

Duane E. Jeffery (1937-) is a zoologist, geneticist, and a retired professor of Brigham Young University.

Duane Eldro Jeffery was born on September 28, 1937 in Delta, Utah. He graduated from Utah State University with a bachelors in Wildlife Management. Jeffery attended graduate school at University of California in Berkeley where he studied fruit flies. In 1966 and 1969 he earned an MA and PhD in Zoology-Genetics. After graduation, Jeffery joined the Brigham Young University (BYU) faculty and became a full professor in 1988. His research at BYU focused on evolutionary genetics. He has authored books and articles about evolution and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His most well-known book is Mormonism and Evolution: The Authoritative LDS Statements, which he co-authored with William Evenson. Jeffery is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Science Education--a position he has held since 1994. He retired from BYU in 2009. He and his wife, Kaye, have three children together.

As of 2009, he lives with his wife, Kaye, in American Fork, Utah.

Citation:
Dialogue, a journal of Mormon thought, winter 2002: p. 1 (Duane E. Jeffery)

Mormonism and evolution, 2005: ECIP t.p. (Duane E. Jeffery) data view (Jeffery, Duane E.; b. Sept. 28, 1937)

Duane E. Jeffery collection, 1837-1968 (Duane Eldro Jeffery was born on September 28, 1937 in Delta, Utah, he earned an MA and PhD in Zoology-Genetics, joined the Brigham Young University (BYU) faculty, lives in American Fork, Utah)

Brigham Young University, via WWW, April 17, 2014 (born on September 28, 1937 in Delta, Utah; graduated from Utah State University with a bachelors in Wildlife Management; attended graduate school at University of California in Berkeley where he studied fruit flies; 1966 and 1969 he earned an MA and PhD in Zoology-Genetics; After graduation, Jeffery joined the Brigham Young University (BYU) faculty and became a full professor in 1988; research at BYU focused on evolutionary genetics; authored books and articles about evolution and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; "Mormonism and Evolution: The Authoritative LDS Statements" which he co-authored with William Evenson; member of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Science Education--a position he has held since 1994; retired from BYU in 2009; three children; as of 2009, he lives with his wife, Kaye, in American Fork, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Duane E. Jeffery collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8432
Scope and Contents Materials consist of items collected by Duane E. Jeffery. Includes original and photocopied correspondence between A.W. Babbit and the high council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about Babbitt's church membership and conduct (1851), a photocopy of an excerpt of a manuscript titled Book of Sundays by J.P. Greene (1837), and a legal divorce document for Leah Frances Clawson (1848). There are also postcards that depict scenes from The Book of Mormon and other Church history...
Dates: 1837-1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Duane E. Jeffery collection

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