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Joseph F. Smith

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1838-1918)
Person human Q982197
Joseph F. Smith

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 13, 1838
Date of death
November 19, 1918
Place of birth
Missouri, Far West[1][7]
Place of death
Salt Lake City
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
politician, prophet
Religion or worldview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[14]
Father
Hyrum Smith[9]
Mother
Mary Fielding Smith[10]
Child
Joseph Fielding Smith, Donnette Smith[11][12]
Sibling
John Smith[22]
Cause of death
pneumonia[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Different from
Joseph Smith[21]
Family name
Smith[17]
Given name
Joseph[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
P14536
424464
Place of burial
Salt Lake City Cemetery[8]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph F. Smith, Sr. en Joseph Smith en Elder Joseph Fielding Smith en Elder Joseph F. Smith en Joseph Fielding Smith en Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr. en Joseph F. Smith ar جوزيف سميث de Joseph Fielding Smith es Joseph F Smith fa جوزف اف. اسمیت pt Joseph f. smith ru Джозеф Филдинг Смит ru Джозеф Филдинг Смит-старший ru Джозеф Ф. Смит ru Смит, Джозеф Филдинг sv Joseph Fielding Smith sv Joseph F Smith sv Smith, Joseph F uk Джозеф Філдінг Сміт Старший
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000109579539
VIAF cluster ID
18552137
Library of Congress authority ID
n81119981
GND ID
1059828219
American National Biography ID
0801415
Collective Biographies of Women ID
20614
DDB person (GND) ID
1059828219
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Joseph-F-Smith
FAST ID
1427655
Find a Grave memorial ID
6261075
Freebase ID
/m/02zjtg
GeneaStar person ID
smithj1
Show all 32 identifiers +20
Geni.com profile ID
6000000001177934484
Harper's tag
joseph-fielding-smith
IxTheo authority ID
798871717
Latter-day Saint Literature database artist ID (archived)
joseph-fielding-smith, joseph-f-smith
NLA Trove people ID
1243056
NUKAT ID
n2005100729
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271017205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018L9866
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
123741998
Online Books Page author ID
Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918
Open Library ID
OL2531569A, OL1709158A
Open Plaques subject ID
2442
OpenMLOL author ID
172031
Our Campaigns candidate ID
20118
Project Gutenberg author ID
43052
SNAC ARK ID
w60r9pdg
WeRelate person ID
Joseph_Smith_(11)
WikiTree person ID
Smith-499
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKP3JfbDHr6VbJrjPfbd
Yale LUX ID
person/e8a14897-0e1e-4c99-9882-04e0ce2373e7

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, prophet
Place of birth 2
Missouri, Far West
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Child 1
Joseph Fielding Smith
Children (paternal) 1
Joseph Fielding Smith
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Joseph Smith
Family name 1
Smith
Father 1
Hyrum Smith
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Parent of 1
Hyrum Smith
Place of death 1
Salt Lake City
Religion or worldview 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Doctrine and Covenants
Writing language 1
English
← Relative 1
Joseph Smith
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Summary

Joseph F. Smith was born in Missouri[1]. He was born on November 13, 1838[2]. He passed away in Salt Lake City[3]. He died on November 19, 1918[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and prophet[6].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Missouri[1], an U.S. state[24], in United States[25], founded in 1821[26] and Far West[7], a ghost town[27], in United States[28].

Personal Life

Children include Joseph Fielding Smith[11], a genealogist[29], 1876–1972[30], of United States[31] and Donnette Smith[12], 1872–1961[32].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Doctrine and Covenants[33], a religious text[34], written by Joseph Smith[35].

FAQs

Where was Joseph F. Smith born?

Joseph F. Smith was born in Missouri[1].

Where did Joseph F. Smith die?

Joseph F. Smith passed away in Salt Lake City[3].

Who were Joseph F. Smith's parents?

Joseph F. Smith's father was Hyrum Smith[9]. Joseph F. Smith's mother was Mary Fielding Smith[10].

What did Joseph F. Smith do for work?

Joseph F. Smith worked as politician[5] and prophet[6].

Related Entities

Joseph Smith Missouri United States

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → joseph-fielding-smith
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: joseph-fielding-smith, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289946378|joseph fielding smith (#289946378)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Missouri, Far West
    Instance of → —
    Place of death → Salt Lake City
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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