Edward L. Kimball
Edward L. Kimball (born September 1930) is a now-retired law professor at Brigham Young University who has written biographies of his father Spencer W. Kimball and his mother Camilla Eyring Kimball. Mormon historians have described these as "well crafted" biographies.[1] Kimball's biography of his father has also been listed among "60 Significant Mormon Biographies".[2]
Kimball was born in Arizona and suffered from polio as a child. He served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands.[3] He received a bachelors degree in history and a law degree from the University of Utah. Kimball than went on to earn two further law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kimball also wrote an article on Henry Eyring and Harvey Fletcher published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.[4] Kimball also served as the editor of his father's book Faith Precedes the Miracle. More notably Edward L. Kimball was the compiler and editor of the widely cited work, The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982).
Kimball has also published an in-depth study on the 1978 Revelation on Priesthood received by his father.[5] He has also written an article on the history of LDS Church temple admissions standards.[6]
As a lawyer Kimball specialized in evidence law.[7] He also wrote a biography of Frank J. Remington. He also wrote on criminal cases in appellate courts.[8]
Kimball has served in several positions in the LDS Church, including as a bishop.
Kimball is married to the former Evelyn Bee Madsen and they are the parents of seven children and grandparents of 28 grandchildren and have 5 great-grandchildren.
Prior to joining the faculty of BYU Kimball was a law professor and chairman of the Curriculum Committee at the University of Wisconsin Law School.[9]
[edit] Sources
- Edward L. Kimball at the MLCA Database
- article from JSTOR co-authored by Kimball that mentions him being a law professor
- Ensign, December 1993, p. 22, short bio connected with article by Kimball
- Meridian Magazine bio of Kimball
- [1] Interview on Mormon Stories
[edit] References
- ^ Walker, Ronald W.; Whittaker, David J. and Allen, James B. (2001). Mormon History. Champaign: University of Illinois Press. p. 129. http://books.google.com/books?id=-iSVA0KRs4MC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=%22Edward+L.+Kimball%22. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Article listing 60 significant Mormon biographies and explaining why each is included
- ^ Carolina Eyring Miner and Edward L. Kimball. Camilla: A Biography of Camilla Eyring Kimball. (Salt Lake City: Desert Book, 1980) p. 111
- ^ Craig Oberg and Gene Sessions. Science and Mormonism: A Review Essay
- ^ Report on Kimball's BYU Studies article
- ^ Reference to Kimball's article in a bibliography
- ^ Citation of an article co-authored by Kimball
- ^ Article by Kimball on criminal cases in Wisconsin Appellate courts
- ^ Based on gargoyle_02_1_6[1].pdf with added support from the author bio included with Camilla, although the later does not specify which University in Wisconsin Kimball was connected with]
- 1930 births
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- American Latter Day Saint writers
- American legal scholars
- American Mormon missionaries
- Bennion–Eyring family
- Bishops of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Brigham Young University faculty
- Kimball–Snow–Woolley family
- Living people
- Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands
- Pratt–Romney family
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- University of Utah alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
