About Karl G. Maeser
Karl Gottfried Maeser was a German secondary school teacher, prominent Utah educator, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served 16 years as principal of Brigham Young Academy (BYA). Although he was not the first principal of the Academy, he is considered its founder. The Academy later became Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1903.
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