Joseph Smith, Jr. — American Clergyman born on December 23, 1805, died on June 27, 1844
Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was twenty-four, Smith published the Book of Mormon; by the time of his death fourteen years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion and religious culture that continues to the present... (wikipedia)