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Hugh W. Nibley


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Also Known As Hugh Nibley
Birth Date March 27, 1910
Death Date February 24, 2005
Birth Place Portland, Oregon
LDS Missions Upon graduation from high school, 17 year old Hugh served a three year mission for the LDS Church to Germany. He later served a short-term mission to the Northern States.
Parents Alexander and Agnes Sloan Nibley
Spouse Phyllis Ann Draper
Children Paul Sloan Nibley (Bronia) of Provo; Christina Nibley Mincek (Zdravko) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; Thomas Hugh Nibley of Provo; Michael Draper Nibley (Sandy) of Washington, DC; Charles Alexander Nibley (Junalee) of Salt Lake City; Rebecca Nibley of Eagle Mountain; Martha Nibley Beck of Phoenix; and Zina Nibley Petersen (Boyd) of Provo
Education He attended public schools in Portland, Medford, and Los Angeles, where he excelled in school and gained a life-long love of nature, art, astronomy, drama, and literature.He earned his bachelors degree in History at UCLA in 1934, graduating summa cum laude, and his PhD at Berkeley in 1938. As a college student he belonged to the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to the U.S. entering World War II, he taught at the consortium of colleges at Claremont, California.
Career A well known figure in the library and on the lecture platform, Dr. Nibley has become famous for his research and writing about the Church and its scriptures. His work is characterized by a remarkable linguistic ability, original historical analysis, absolute devotion to the faith, and a rapier wit. Besides pamphlets and numerous articles in Dialogue, BYU Studies, and the Church magazines, Dr. Nibley has authored many books.

Works by Hugh W. Nibley
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Since Cumorah1967
The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley Series
Hugh Nibley on the meaning of temples Film
Studies in the Pearl of Great Price Film
Genesis of the Written Word1992Criticism
Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present1992Criticism
Introduction: Science Fiction and the Gospel1985Criticism
The Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham: A ResponseCriticism
Abraham in Egypt1981History
A Conversation with Hugh Nibley1979Interview / Panel
Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift1983Personal Essay
Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless: Classic Essays of Hugh W. Nibley1978Personal Essay Collection
Zeal Without Knowledge1978Personal Essay
Educating the Saints--A Brigham Young Mosaic1974Personal Essay
The Day of the Amateur1971Personal Essay
No, Ma'am, That's Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie's Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose1946Review
How Firm a Foundation! What Make It So1979Speech
Bird Island1977Speech






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