Allen, James B., 1927-

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Summary: James Brown Allen was an American historian of Mormonism and was an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 to 1979. While working as Assistant Church Historian, he co-authored The Story of the Latter-day Saints with Glen Leonard. After Ezra Taft Benson dismissed the book as secular new history, other events led to the dissolution of the LDS Church History department in 1982. Allen resigned as Assistant Church Historian in 1979, returning to work at Brigham Young University (BYU) full-time. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1927 [2]; 1927-06-14 [4]
Birth Place: Logan [4]
Died: 2024-09-02 [4]
Country: United States [2]
Website: http://www.jamesballen.net/ [4]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: priest [4]; historian [4]
Profession: Historiker [2]
Employer: Brigham Young University [4]
Educated at: Brigham Young University [4]; Utah State University [4]; University of Southern California [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

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

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