Background
May, Dean Lowe was born on April 6, 1938 in Worland, Wyoming, United States. Son of Frank Peter May and Wanda (Lowe) Rockhill.
May, Dean Lowe was born on April 6, 1938 in Worland, Wyoming, United States. Son of Frank Peter May and Wanda (Lowe) Rockhill.
Bachelor with highest honors, Brigham Young University, 1964. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1974.
Research historian, Church Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, 1974-1977; director Center for History Population Studies, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1977-1983; assistant professor of history, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1977-1984; associate professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1984-1993; professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1993. Senior Fulbright professor of University Bonn, Germany, 1991.
Member Utah State History Board, Salt Lake City, since 1983. Member Organization American Historians, Social Science History Association, Western History Association (program committee 1981), Mormon History Association (program committee 1986, editor journal. 1981-1985).
Married; children: Timothy Dean, Caroline Elizabeth, Thaddeus James.