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Christensen, Ross T. (Ross Taylor), 1918-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1918 - 1990

Biographical / Historical

Ross T. Christiansen (1918-1990) was a professor of archaeology and anthropology at Brigham Young University.

Ross T. Christiansen was born August 28, 1918, in Preston, Idaho to Henry Oswald and Nettie Lavina Taylor Christensen. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil from 1939 to 1942. In 1947, Ross married Ruth Richardson Morris in Mesa, Arizona. He was employed by Brigham Young University as a professor of archeology and anthropology from 1947 to 1979. Much of his research surrounded the Phoenicians. Christensen died January 12, 1990, in Provo, Utah.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Benjamin Cluff Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 135
Scope and Contents

Contains a scrapbook containing newspaper articles (photocopy) concerning the Brigham Young Academy South American Expedition, and The Brigham Young Alumnus.

Dates: 1900-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Benjamin Cluff Jr. papers

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