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Minert, Roger P. (Roger Phillip), 1952-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1952-

Biographical History

Roger P. Minert (1952-) was a professor of family history at Brigham Young University.

Roger Phillip Minert was born on March 8, 1952, in Lincoln, Nebraska. From the age of 19 to 23, Roger lived in West Germany and Austria. He went on to study German at Brigham Young University, graduating with a BA in 1977. After teaching German at a high school and working as a financial analyst for a few years, he earned his MA in German Literature from Ohio State University and later a PhD in German language history from the same school. He later became a professor of family history at BYU.

Roger has written over 120 books and articles on German language and history, and spoken at numerous genealogy conferences. He is especially well-known for his work as a professional genealogist. Roger married Jeanne Gardner. They have four daughters.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, 07/08/2019 (Roger Phillip Minert; b. 03/08/1952 Lincoln, NE; lived in W. Germany and Austria between the ages 19 and 23; BA in German from BYU; taught high school German and worked as financial analyst; MA in German Literature and PhD in German language history from Ohio State University; written over 120 books and articles; speaker at genealogy conferences; professional genealogist); religion.byu.edu, via WWW, 07/08/2019 (married Jeanne Gardner and has 4 daughters; currently works as professor of family history at BYU).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Electronic records, approximately 1938-2011

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8956 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains scanned documents, ephemera, and photographs, and other digital files such as statistics, research notes, biographical information, emails, and letters collected or created by Roger P. Minert while researching and writing two books, "In Harm's Way," and "Under the Gun," both detailing the lives of German Latter-Day Saints prior to and during World War II. Also contains revisions of the books, promotional material for the books, and presentation materials related to Minert's...
Dates: approximately 1938-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8956, Roger P. Minert papers

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