Alexander, Thomas G., 1935-
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Name (Latin)
Alexander, Thomas G., 1935-
Other forms of name
Alexander, Thomas G. (Thomas Glen), 1935-
Date of birth
1935-08-08
Place of birth
Logan (Utah)
Place of residence/headquarters
Ogden (Utah)
Field of activity
History
Associate group
Weber State University
Brigham Young University
Utah State University
Charles Redd Center for Western Studies
University of California, Berkeley
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Southern Illinois University
University of Utah
Mormon History Association
Pacific Branch, American History Association
Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters
Association of Utah Historians
Utah Board of State History
Utah Humanities Council
Phi Alpha Theta
Utah State Historical Society
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Thomas Glen
Biographical or Historical Data
Prof. of history and assoc. dir. of Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young Univ.
b. 1935
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Sources of Information
- Arrington, L. J. A dependent commonwealth, 1974.
- Woodruff, Wilford. In the whirlpool, 2011:ECIP t.p. (Thomas G. Alexander) change request from pub., A.H. Clark Co., Aug. 3, 2010 (requests that date of birth be added to hdg.)
- Wikipedia, website viewed 6 January 2011(Thomas G. Alexander; Thomas Glen Alexander; born August 8, 1935 in Logan, Utah; raised in Ogden, Utah; mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the West German Mission, 1956-1958; AA from Weber State University; B.S. in 1960 and M.A. in 1961 from Utah State University; American historian; professor emeritus from Brigham Young University; joined faculty in 1964 where he taught Utah history and environmental history; Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr. Professor of Western History; director of Charles Redd Center for Western Studies; taught at Utah State University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Southern Illinois University, and University of Utah; president of the Mormon History Association 1974-1975; president of the Pacific Branch of the American History Association; president and fellow of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters; president of the Association of Utah Historians; chair Utah Board of State History; chair of the Utah Humanities Council; national president of Phi Alpha Theta; fellow of the Utah State Historical Society; chair BYU's Faculty Advisory Council)
Wikipedia description:
Thomas Glen Alexander (born August 8, 1935) is an American historian and academic who is a professor emeritus at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, where he was also Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr. Professor of Western History and director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. After studying at Weber State University (WSU) and Utah State University (USU), he received a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in 1965. He taught history at BYU from 1964 until 2004, and served in the leadership of various local and historical organizations.
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