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ORSON PRATT (1811–1881)

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 255 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PRATT (1811–1881)  , Mormon apostle, was See also:born of humble parents at See also:Hartford, New See also:York . In 183o he joined the Mormon See also:Church, becoming a member of its See also:council of twelve in 1834 and one of its twelve apostles in 1835 . See also:Pratt was also a mathematician of some See also:note . He was See also:professor of See also:mathematics in the university of Deseret and wrote several books on this subject, these including Cubic and See also:Biquadratic Equations (1866) . He was a member, and several times See also:speaker, of the See also:Utah See also:House of Representatives . Among his writings may be mentioned See also:Key to the Universe (1866), and The See also:Bible and See also:Polygamy (187o) .

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