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Edward L. Kimball (born September 1930) is a now-retired law professor at Brigham Young University who has written biographies of his father Spencer W. Kimball and his mother Camilla Eyring Kimball. Mormon historians have described these as "well crafted" biographies. Kimball's biography of his father has also been listed among "60 Significant Mormon Biographies".

Kimball was born in Arizona and suffered from polio as a child. He served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands. He received a bachelors degree in history and a law degree from the University of Utah. Kimball than went on to earn two further law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kimball also wrote an article on Henry Eyring and Harvey Fletcher published in A Journal of Mormon Thought. Kimball also served as the editor of his father's book Faith Precedes the Miracle. More notably Edward L. Kimball was the compiler and editor of the widely cited work, The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982).

Kimball has also published an in-depth study on the 1978 Revelation on Priesthood received by his father. He has also written an article on the history of LDS Church temple admissions standards.

As a lawyer Kimball specialized in evidence law. He also wrote a biography of Frank J. Remington. He also wrote on criminal cases in appellate courts.

Kimball has served in several positions in the LDS Church, including as a bishop.

Kimball is married to the former Evelyn Bee Madsen and they are the parents of seven children and grandparents of 28 grandchildren.

Prior to joining the faculty of BYU Kimball was a law professor and chairman of the Curriculum Committee at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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