Biography:Daniel H. Ludlow
Daniel Hansen Ludlow (March 17, 1924 – February 14, 2009) was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. He was also the chief editor of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, published in 1992 by Macmillan Publishers.
Biography
Ludlow was raised in southern Utah County and attended public schools in such communities as Benjamin, Utah, Goshen, Utah and Spanish Fork.[1] He received a Bachelor of Science in history and English in 1946 from Utah State University, where he served for two years as student body president.[2] He then went on to receive a Master of Arts in education in 1953 from Indiana University Bloomington and a Ph.D. in 1956 from Columbia University.[2][3]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
By 1972, Ludlow had left Brigham Young University and had become the director of teacher support services for the Church Educational System of the LDS Church.[4] Ludlow was also one of the leading specialists in assisting Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer and Bruce R. McConkie in preparing the LDS Church editions of the Standard Works that were released from 1979 to 1981.[5] During part of the 1980s, he served as director of Correlation Review for the LDS Church.[6] Ludlow also served as a Sunday School teacher, as a branch president, as a member of a bishopric, in high councils and stake presidencies, as a regional representative of the Twelve, as president of Australia Perth Mission, and as a temple worker.[1]
Ludlow and his wife Luene had one son, Victor L. Ludlow, and eight daughters.[7]
On February 14, 2009, Ludlow died of causes incident to age.[1]
Publications
Ludlow wrote several books of commentary on the scriptures, particularly the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants. He and his wife jointly wrote some articles for the LDS Church's New Era magazine in the early 1980s.[7]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Elder Daniel H. Ludlow dies at age 84". Deseret News. February 16, 2009. https://www.deseret.com/2009/2/16/20302234/elder-daniel-h-ludlow-dies-at-age-84/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "BYU Education Day set here Sat., April 11", Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, Mount Pleasant, Utah, volume 73, number 12, March 20, 1964, page 1.
- ↑ http://farms.byu.edu/display/pdf.php?table=jbms&id=367
- ↑ Daniel H. Ludlow, "The Greatest Week in History", Ensign, April 1972, page 34
- ↑ Wm. James Mortimer, "The Coming Forth of the LDS Editions of Scripture," Ensign, August 1983, page 35
- ↑ Daniel H. Ludlow, "I Have a Question," Ensign, March 1986, pages 50–51
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Daniel H. and Luene L. Ludlow, "Count Your Blessings: A Family Activity," New Era, November 1983, page 30
References
- Hunter, Milton R., "Forward" in Daniel H. Ludlow, Latter-day Prophets (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1948) pages vii–viii.
- Ludlow, Victor L.; Ludlow, Jared W. (Fall 2009), "Daniel H. Ludlow, Gospel Scholar", BYU Religious Education Review: 10–13, http://byureligiouseducationreview.byu.edu/2009FallDanielHLudlow.php.
External links
- Deseret Book: Daniel H. Ludlow
- Daniel H. Ludlow, "Of the House of Israel," Ensign, January 1991, page 51
- Daniel H. Ludlow papers, MSS 8007 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
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