Amoz Gibson
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| Born | August 3, 1918 Washington, D.C., United States |
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| Died | May 18, 1982 Haifa, Israel |
| Resting place | Bahá’í cemetery, Haifa, Israel |
| Education | BS (Education} MS (Geography) |
| NSA member | United States, 1960 - 1963 |
| UHJ member | 1963 - 1982 |
Amoz E. Gibson (August 3, 1918 - May 18, 1982[1]) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, from 1963 to 1982.
Mr. Gibson was born in Washington, D.C., United States. He received a bachelors degree in education from Miner Teachers College (now the University of the District of Columbia) in 1940 and a master of arts in geography from Mexico City College (now University of the Americas) in 1951. He was inducted into the US Army in 1944 and served in Europe and the Pacific. He returned to Washington in 1946 and continued his work in the educational field as a teacher.
In the mid-1950s he pioneered to the Navajo Indian Reservation, where he taught for four years. In 1959 he was appointed to the Auxiliary Board for protection, and in 1960 he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. In 1963 he was elected to the first Universal House of Justice.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ "Amoz E. Gibson, leader of Bahai faith". The Ledger. 18 May 1982. Archived on unknown. Error: If you specify
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[edit] References
- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?pageID=2&discussionID=182130&messages_per_page=4. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
