Dates

• Existence: 1930 - 2007

Biographical History

Davis Bitton (1930-2007) was a historian and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in Utah.

Davis Bitton was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, on February 22, 1930 to Ronald Wayne Bitton and Lola Davis Bitton. Following his service as a missioniony for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to France, and as an enlisted man in the United States Army, he graduated with a BA in History from Brigham Young University. He then received an MA in 1958 and a PhD in French History in 1961 from Princeton University. Dr. Bitton taught history at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas until 1964 when he went to the University of California in Santa Barbara. Finally, he was a professor of history at the University of Utah from 1966 until his retirement in 1995. In addition to French history, Dr. Bitton also made important contributions to Latter-day Saint history. He served as Assistant LDS Church Historian under Leonard Arrington from 1972-1982. He also served as a guide on temple square with his wife, JoAnn. Davis Bitton died April 13, 2007, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:

UPB files, December, 2015 (From Blackfoot Idaho; BA from BYU; MA from Princeton; taught history at University of Texas; assitant Church Historian; guide in temple square; died in April 2007 in SLC) Legacy.com, via WWW, May 16, 2018 (Mission to France; Enlistment in U.S. Army)

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