Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952
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- Widtsoe, John A. (John Andreas), 1872-1952
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Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1872-01-31
Death Date
- 1952-11-29
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1898
- Affiliation End: 1899
- Organization: A.M., Ph.D. University Of Gottingen, Germany
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Agricultural Experiment Staion, Utah State University
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Deseret Farmer magazine
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1905
- Organization: Brigham Young University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1907
- Affiliation End: 1916
- Organization: Utah State University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1916
- Affiliation End: 1921
- Organization: University of Utah
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1921
- Affiliation End: 1924
- Organization: Commissioner of Church Education
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1934
- Affiliation End: 1936
- Organization: Commissioner of Church Education
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Southern California
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1921
- Affiliation End: 1952
- Organization: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Birth Place
- Freya Island, Norway
Associated Locale
- Utah
Associated Locale
- Namsos, Norway
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
religion
science
Occupation
apostle
author
scientist
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John A. Widtsoe
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Sources
- found:nuc85-54696: Young, B. Discourses of Brigham Young, 1978, c1954(hdg. on CoU-CS rept.: Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952; usage: John A. Widtsoe)
- found:LC data base, 10/4/85(Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952; usage: John A. Andreas)
- found:Wikipedia, viewed 29 September 2010(John A. Widtsoe, John Andreas Widtsoe, 31 January 1872 - 29 November 1952; member Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1921 until his death; noted author, scientist, and academician; born on Freya island, Norway; moved to Namsos, Norway in 1874; emigrated to United States, Utah Territory in 1883; graduated Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah; graduated Harvard University in 1894; head, agricultural experiment station at Utah State Agricultural College; taught farming skills; 1898 attended University of Göttingen, Germany and obtained an A.M. and Ph.D. in 1899; part of time in Europe lived in Switzerland; 1900 became the director Agricultural Experiment Station in what is now Utah State University; founded The Deseret Farmer magazine; 1905 professor of agriculture at Brigham Young University; building on BYU Campus named in his honor that houses the College of Biology and Agriculture; President Utah State University 1907-1916; President University of Utah 1916-1921; Commissioner of Church Education 1921-1924, 1934-1936; taught religion class at University of Southern California; supervised reorganization of the Federal Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C. for 2 years in the 1920s; served several missions to Europe; author of many books, biographies and wrote two autobiographies; wrote a hymn; died in Salt Lake City, Utah)
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- 1985-10-04:new
- 2013-01-09:revised
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