James E. Talmage and Scientific Consulting in Early Modern Utah

Authors

Gregory Seppi

Keywords

BYU Studies, James E. Talmage

Abstract

A devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, James E. Talmage (1862–1933) is perhaps best remembered today for his classic theological text Jesus the Christ.¹ He is also remembered by some for his extensive academic ties to Brigham Young Academy, the Latter-day Saints College, and the University of Utah.² Yet the image many Latter-day Saints have of Talmage sedately writing Jesus the Christ in the Salt Lake Temple has seemingly little in common with the trail-worn scientist covered in mining debris who emerges from his journals. Talmage spent much of his time from the late 1890s to 1911 working as an independent mining consultant, and in the early twentieth century, he played a major role as a scientific consultant in many legal disputes involving Utah’s burgeoning mining industry.³

Recommended Citation

Seppi, Gregory (2020) "James E. Talmage and Scientific Consulting in Early Modern Utah," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 59: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol59/iss1/8