Arrington, Leonard J.

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Summary: Leonard James Arrington was an American author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association (MHA). He is known as the "Dean of Mormon History" and "the Father of Mormon History" because of his contributions to the field. From 1972 to 1982, he was Church Historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the first non-general authority to fill the assignment since it began in 1842. He was director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History from 1982 until 1986. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1917 [2]; 1917-07-02 [4]
Birth Place: Twin Falls (Idaho, États-Unis) [3]; Twin Falls [4]
Died: 1999 [2]; 1999-02-11 [4]
Death Place: Salt Lake City (Utah, États-Unis) [3]; Salt Lake City [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: historian [4]; biographer [4]
Profession: Historiker [2]
Employer: Utah State University [4]; Brigham Young University [4]
Educated at: University of Idaho [4]; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]

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

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