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Frederick Vining Fisher

b. 1866

A Methodist minister, speaker, and novelist, he is remembered both for his writing and for helping give some of Zion National Park’s most famous landmarks their names in 1916. His life joined religion, public speaking, and a strong feel for the American West.

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The Transformation of Job

The Transformation of Job

by Frederick Vining Fisher

About the author

Born on February 11, 1866, Frederick Vining Fisher was an American Methodist minister who also wrote fiction. Records linked to his published work identify him as the author of The Transformation of Job: A Tale of the High Sierras, first published in 1900.

Fisher also had a visible public life beyond books. Historical sources connect him with Methodist ministry in Ogden, Utah, and describe him as an active lecturer and speaker in the 1920s.

He is especially remembered in the history of Zion National Park. In 1916, Fisher took part in naming several features in Zion Canyon, including the Great White Throne, and he is also associated with the names Angels Landing and the Court of the Patriarchs. That unusual link between literature, ministry, and landscape history makes him a memorable figure from the early American West.