McKay, Llewelyn Riggs, 1904-1975

Llewelyn Riggs McKay was born June 5, 1904 to David O. McKay, the ninth president of the LDS Church, and Emma Ray Riggs McKay. Llewelyn McKay served as an LDS missionary in Germany between 1922 and 1925 and later returned to Germany in 1945 as a U.S. bombing analyst during the aftermath of World War II. He married Alice Kimball Smith on July 19, 1928 and together they had three children. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Utah and his Ph. D. from Stanford University. He began his teaching career at the University of Utah in 1929 and was head of the Language Dept. from 1945 to 1965. He died January 2, 1975.

From the description of The Llewelyn R. McKay papers. 1911-1960. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 317634016