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Nibley, Hugh, 1910-2005

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 - 2005

Biographical History

Hugh Nibley (1910-2005) was a religion professor and author in Utah. He is well known for his writings on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hugh Winder Nibley was born March 27, 1910, to Alexander and Agnes Sloan Nibley in Portland, Oregon. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany from 1927 to 1929. Nibley received a PhD in 1938 from the University of California at Berkeley after already graduating in history from UCLA with highest honors in 1934. He then served in the United States Army during World War II. In 1946, he married Phyllis Ann Draper and together they had nine children. Nibley began teaching ancient scripture and ancient history at Brigham Young University in 1946, retiring in 1975. He is well known as an apologist for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hugh Nibley died in Provo, Utah, on February 24, 2005.

Citation:
Lehi in the desert, c1952.

NY times, Feb. 25, 2005: obit (Hugh W. Nibley, religious scholar; d. Feb. 24, 2005 in Provo, Utah)

Wikipedia, Nov. 9, 2010 (Hugh Nibley; Hugh Winder Nibley; b. Mar. 27, 1910 in Portland, Ore.; d. Feb. 24, 2005 in Provo, Utah; professor of Biblical and modern scripture at Brigham Young University, 1946-1975; apologist for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; prolific author; earned Ph.D. at Univ. of Calif., Berkeley in 1938; served in intelligence during World War II)

UPB files, October 27, 2015 (taught ancient scripture and ancient history at Brigham Young University; graduated in history from UCLA with highest honors in 1934; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1927 to 1929; he and his wife Phyllis Draper Nibley had nine children)

Ancestry, via WWW, October 27, 2015 (m. Phyllis Ann Draper on September 18, 1946 in Salt Lake, Utah)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Hugh Nibley archaeology photographs, approximately 1962-2000

 Sub-Series — Box 293: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232557980], Folder: 1-21
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of archaeological sites and artifacts, and of texts. Materials date from approximately 1962 to 2000.

Dates: approximately 1962-2000

Hugh Nibley photographs for publications, approximately 1950-1990

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of historic places and artifacts relating to his publications. Materials date from approximately 1950 to 1990.

Dates: approximately 1950-1990

Hugh Nibley photographs from filming in Egypt, 1984

 Sub-Series — Box 292: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232557972], Folder: 23-47
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of places and people from his time in Egypt for a film. Materials date to 1984.

Dates: 1984