James E. (James Edward) Talmage
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James E. Talmage (1862–1933) was a geologist, educator and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. His family joined the church and emigrated to Utah in 1876. He studied science at Lehigh University and Johns Hopkins University, became a respected geologist, and served as president of the University of Utah in the 1890s. He was ordained an apostle in 1911 and remained a member of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until his death. His theological writings, in particular The Articles of Faith (1899), The House of the Lord (1912) and Jesus the Christ (1915), are among the most influential doctrinal works of his church and are still widely read by its members. He died in Salt Lake City in 1933.
