A. Kimball Romney

Antone Kimball Romney (August 15, 1925 –  December 29, 2023) was an American social sciences professor and one of the founders of cognitive anthropology. He spent most of his career at the University of California, Irvine.

Romney was born in Rexburg, Idaho on August 15, 1925. He received his B.A. from Brigham Young University (1947) in sociology, his M.A. from Brigham Young University (1948) also in sociology, his Ph.D. from Harvard University (1956) in Social Anthropology, Social Relations Department. 1955‑56 Assistant Professor, at the University of Chicago. 1957‑60 Assistant Professor, Stanford University. 1960‑66 Associate Professor, Stanford University. 1960‑65 Director, Anthropological Research, Stanford University. 1966‑68 Professor, Harvard University. 1969‑71 Dean, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine. 1969-1995 Professor, University of California, Irvine. 1995- Research Professor, University of California, Irvine. 1956‑57 Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford. 1994 - Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1995- Member, National Academy of Sciences.

Romney married Afton Romaine Barber on June 30, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Romaine died in Irvine, California on December 27, 2022, at the age of 97. Romney died on December 29, 2023 at the age of 98.