De Pillis, Mario S.

Contributed to

The quest for religious authority and the rise of Mormonism
essay 1972

Summary: Mario S. De Pillis was an emeritus professor of American Religious history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. De Pillis specialized in the history of such groups as the Latter-day Saints and Shakers. He was the second president of the Mormon History Association who was not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, any other Latter-day Saint movement church, or a former member of any such church. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1926-01-22 [5]
Birth Place: Philadelphia [5]
Died: 2021-11-18 [5]
Death Place: Amherst [5]
Country: Country unknown [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: historian [5]
Employer: University of Massachusetts Amherst [5]
Educated at: Yale University [5]; University of Chicago [5]; University of Massachusetts Amherst [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. Wikidata

Last updated May 17, 2025