Dr. Sperry was a widely known author. He wrote articles for the Improvement Era, the Millennial Star, the Instructor, and the Ensign. He authored eighteen books.
Sidney Branton Sperry
LDS
Writer for LDS publication(s)
1895-12-26
Salt Lake City, Utah
1977-09-04
Southern States Mission (1919-1921)
BS in chemistry from the University of Utah (1917), MA in Old Testament from the University of Chicago Divinity School (1926), doctorate from the University of Chicago Old Testament division of the Oriental Language and Literatures Department (1931)
Chemist for the United States Bureau of Metallurgical Research, professor at Brigham Young University, director of the Division of Religion and director of Graduate Studies in Religion at BYU