Edward P. Kimball, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician and organist or assistant organist of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1882
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date of Death: 15-Mar-1937
Profession: hymnwriter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Edward P. Kimball
- Edward Partridge Kimball (June 2, 1882 – March 15, 1937) was an American organist of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and a Latter-day Saint hymn writer. In 1898 Kimball was appointed music teacher at the Beaver Branch of Brigham Young Academy.
- From April 11, 1902 to April 1906, Kimball served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Germany.Kimball was either the organist or assistant organist of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1905 to 1937.
- Kimball was the organist when Music and the Spoken Word was begun.
- His son, Ted Kimball, was the first announcer for the show. Kimball wrote the words to "God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son" and the music to "Great God, To Thee My Evening Song" and "The Wintry Day Descending to a Close", all of which are in the 1985 English language edition of the LDS Church hymnal. Kimball took a leave from his active service as Mormon Tabernacle organist to serve as president of the LDS Church's German–Austrian Mission.In 1933, Kimball was appointed organist and director of the church's Bureau of Information in Washington, D.
- C., where he also served as a lecturer and guide.
- While in this role, Kimball died following a brief illness in 1937.
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Source: Jenson, Andrew () Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press), p. 338 Retrieved on February 25, 2014.
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| Alternative names | Anders Jensen | ||
| Description | Danish historian English: Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the early-twentieth century. | ||
| Date of birth/death | 11 December 1850 | 18 November 1941 | |
| Location of birth/death | Torslev parish, Hjørring, Denmark. | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |
| Work period | 1882-1941 | ||
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Source: Jenson, Andrew () Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press), p. 338 Retrieved on February 25, 2014.
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