Douglas F. Tobler
Encyclopedia
Douglas F. Tobler is an emeritus professor of German
and Holocaust
history at Brigham Young University
(BYU).
. He served as a missionary
in the Swiss-Austrian
Mission
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has bachelors and masters degrees from BYU and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas
. Tobler and his wife, the former Carol Noble, are the parents of four children. Among other callings in the LDS Church, Tobler has served as a bishop.
While on the BYU faculty Tobler also served for a time as associate dean of general education and honors.
Tobler served from 1998-2001 as president
of the Poland
Warsaw
Mission
of the LDS Church.
, Arthur Henry King
and Spencer J. Palmer
), and History of The Mormons in Photographs and Texts. Tobler also translated and edited with Alan F. Keele, Karl-Heinz Schnibbe
's The Price: A True Story of a Mormon Who Defied Hitler. Tobler was also the editor of the Remembrance, Repentance and Reconciliation a collection made in 1998 of articles about the Churches and the Holocaust. Tobler has also written articles on LDS German, Russian, and Holocaust history for BYU Studies
. He also wrote a book chapter in which he considered how European rejection of human rights brought upon them the horrors of World War II and how things have been better since that war. Tobler also wrote an article for the Ensign
about the Latter-day Saints in 19th Century Britain. Tobler has also written on the Swiss in Utah in a way that shows his broad understanding of both Utah history and Swiss intellectual history.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
history at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU).
Biography
Tobler is a native of Cedar City, UtahCedar City, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,527 people, 6,486 households, and 4,682 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,021.8 people per square mile . There were 7,109 housing units at an average density of 353.9 per square mile...
. He served as a missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in the Swiss-Austrian
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has bachelors and masters degrees from BYU and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
. Tobler and his wife, the former Carol Noble, are the parents of four children. Among other callings in the LDS Church, Tobler has served as a bishop.
While on the BYU faculty Tobler also served for a time as associate dean of general education and honors.
Tobler served from 1998-2001 as president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church.
Writings
Among works by Tobler are Mormonism: A Faith for All Cultures (co-edited with F. LaMond TullisF. LaMond Tullis
Floyd LaMond Tullis has been a professor of political science and Associate Academic Vice President at Brigham Young University...
, Arthur Henry King
Arthur Henry King
Arthur Henry King , also found as Arthur H. King, was a British poet, writer and academic.King was educated at the University of Cambridge, England and Lund University, Sweden and held a Doctor of Literature in stylistics. He served as Assistant Director-General in charge of Education in England...
and Spencer J. Palmer
Spencer J. Palmer
Spencer John Palmer was a chronicler of the development of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Asia as well as a major player in these developments. He was a historian of Korea as well, but did not live long enough to ever be able to create a true history of the LDS Church in Korea...
), and History of The Mormons in Photographs and Texts. Tobler also translated and edited with Alan F. Keele, Karl-Heinz Schnibbe
Karl-Heinz Schnibbe
Karl-Heinz Schnibbe was a former World War II resistance group member who, as a 17-year-old growing up in Nazi Germany in 1941, was an accomplice in a plan by three German teenagers, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , to distribute information to the citizens of Germany...
's The Price: A True Story of a Mormon Who Defied Hitler. Tobler was also the editor of the Remembrance, Repentance and Reconciliation a collection made in 1998 of articles about the Churches and the Holocaust. Tobler has also written articles on LDS German, Russian, and Holocaust history for BYU Studies
BYU Studies
BYU Studies is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing articles on a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
. He also wrote a book chapter in which he considered how European rejection of human rights brought upon them the horrors of World War II and how things have been better since that war. Tobler also wrote an article for the Ensign
Ensign (magazine)
The Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly shortened to Ensign , is an official periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
about the Latter-day Saints in 19th Century Britain. Tobler has also written on the Swiss in Utah in a way that shows his broad understanding of both Utah history and Swiss intellectual history.