| Birth name | Mario S. De Pillis |
|---|---|
| Birth date | January 22, 1926 |
| Birth place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death date | November 18, 2021 (aged 95) |
| Education | University of Chicago Yale University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Historian |
Mario S. De Pillis (January 22, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] – November 18, 2021) was an emeritus professor of American Religious history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. De Pillis specialized in the history of such groups as the Latter-day Saints and Shakers. He was the second president of the Mormon History Association who was not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, any other Latter-day Saint movement church, or a former member of any such church.[2]
De Pillis had a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from Yale University.
De Pillis and his wife, the former Freda M. Rustemeyer, were the parents of three sons. De Pillis was a Catholic.[citation needed]
Sources
- ^ "Archives West: Mario S. De Pillis papers, 1957-2008". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Mario S. De Pillis Sr. 1926 - 2021". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.