James L. Barker
American historian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, James Louis Barker was an American historian and a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was alo an educator. Early life Barker's mother, the former Margaret Stalle, was a native of Italy, who was a Waldensian before she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Barker received his early education in the Weber County School District and the University of Utah . Barker then served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Swiss–Austrian Mission of the LDS Church. After his return from this mission in 1904, he began an extensive study of foreign languages in Europe. He studied at the Sorbonne and the Catholic Institute in Paris. He also studied at the University of Marburg and at universities in Geneva and Neuchâtel. In 1907, Barker along with Joseph Evans prepared the second edition of the French language Book of Mormon by dividing the text of the first edition into chapters and verses and adding cross references to reflect the format of the English version of the Book of Mormon.
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