author
Lycurgus A. (Lycurgus Arnold) Wilson
1856–1940
A Utah teacher, church historian, and biographer, he wrote thoughtful works on Latter-day Saint history and belief. His books combine a teacher’s clarity with a strong interest in faith, memory, and community history.
2 Audiobooks
Life of David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr
by Lycurgus A. (Lycurgus Arnold) Wilson
Outlines of Mormon Philosophy Or the Answers Given by the Gospel, as Revealed Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, to the Questions of Life
by Lycurgus A. (Lycurgus Arnold) Wilson
About the author
Born in Salem, Utah, in 1856 and later based in Manti, Lycurgus Arnold Wilson was an educator and writer whose life moved between schools, church service, and historical writing. Records about him describe work as a teacher and school supervisor in Provo, Pleasant Grove, and Manti, along with later service as a recorder in the Salt Lake Temple and a special mission to India.
Wilson is best remembered today for books such as Life of David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr and Outlines of Mormon Philosophy. Those titles show the range of his interests: part biography, part religious history, and part effort to explain belief in a clear, organized way.
He died in 1940. Though not widely known outside specialist readers, his writing remains useful for listeners interested in early Latter-day Saint thought and the people who helped preserve its stories.