Wilson, William A. 1933-2016

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Name (Latin)
Wilson, William A. 1933-2016
Other forms of name
Wilson, Bert, 1933-2016
Wilson, William A
Wilson, William Albert
Date of birth
1933-09-23
Date of death
2016-04-25
Field of activity
English language
English literature
Folklore
Occupation
Authors
College administrators
College teachers
Editors
Folklorists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 194048962
Wikidata: Q42885221
Library of congress: n 82045212
Sources of Information
  • His Folklore and nationalism in modern Finland, 1974:vita (b. 9/23/53)
  • His Folklore and nationalism in modern Finland, c1976.
  • Mormon Literature & Creative Arts, website viewed 1 March 2011(William A. Wilson; also known as William A. (Bert) Wilson; emeritus professor of English at Brigham Young University; chair of the BYU English Department; director of the BYU Folklore Archives; editor of Western Folklore; executive board American Folklore Society; president Utah Folklore Society; published widely on folklore and nationalism in Finland to folklore of Mormons; director Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University; former director of Folklore Program at Utah State University; developed Fife Folklore Conference; past president of the Association for Mormon Letters)
  • PeopleSearch, website viewed 1 March 2011(William Albert Wilson, age 77, previous cities Provo, UT and Logan, UT)
  • Phone call to author, 1 March 2011(Birthdate: September 23, 1933)
  • UPB files, Mar. 1, 2011(Wilson, William Albert, b. 1933)
  • What's true in Mormon history : the contribution of folklore to Mormon studies, 2008:t.p.(William A. Wilson) p.4 cover (William A. "Bert" Wilson)
  • http://www.utahvalleyfuneral.com/obituaries/William-Bert-Wilson/#!/Obituary, viewed 050216:(William Albert "Bert" Wilson; died April 25, 2016)