Hugh Winder Nibley (born March 27, 1910 in Portland, Oregon - February 24, 2005) was one of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' most celebrated scholars. Nibley was notable both for vigorously defending the church and for frankly discussing what he saw as the shortcomings of the LDS people and culture. A prolific author and professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, he was fluent in the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Egyptian, Coptic, Arabic, German, French, English, and Spanish languages. He also studied Dutch and Russian during World War II.