Nibley, Hugh, 1910-2005
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 53 Collections and/or Records:
Donald W. Parry collection of Hugh Nibley materials
Contains notes, manuscripts, and correspondence kept by Hugh Nibley on subjects relating to the LDS church and its doctrine. Includes writings on Isaiah, Egyptian facsimiles, and similarities between LDS doctrine and other scripture and ancient thinkers and philosophers. Materials dated 1980-1999.
Boyd Petersen papers
Marvin Roberson recordings of Hugh Nibley lectures
Contains audio tapes and cassette tapes from recorded Hugh Nibley lectures. Lectures pertain to Nibley's thoughts on specific scriptures, ancient history of Egypt and Jerusalem's religions, cosmology, principles of knowledge, ordinances, and other related topics. The lectures are addressed to Nibley's family and close colleagues, as well as missionary groups and other church members.