Frederick G. Williams

Frederick G. Williams is the Gerrit de Jong Jr. Distinguished Professor of Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies at Brigham Young University and the author of twenty-six volumes and more than fifty articles. He is a grandson twice removed of Frederick G. Williams and wrote his namesake’s biography, The Life of Dr. Frederick G. Williams: Counselor to the Prophet Joseph Smith (Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2012). He serves on the BYU Studies Church history editorial board.