Background
Widtsoe was born in Namsos, Norway. He was the brother of John A. Widtsoe.
Widtsoe was born in Namsos, Norway. He was the brother of John A. Widtsoe.
Harvard University; Utah State University.
The Cook Islands has since issued a stamp featuring Widtsoe. Widtsoe married Rosetta Homer and they had at least two children. Widtsoe received his bachelor"s degree from what is now Utah State University and his master"s degree from Harvard University.
He had also been a student at Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah.
At the time of his appointment as head of the English Department at the University of Utah he was also serving as an Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Bishop. Widtsoe also served for a time as assistant editor of the Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) publication Juvenile Instructor.
At the time of his death, Widtsoe was serving on the general board of the YMMIA.