Goodreads Choice Awards 2025
Karl G. Maeser

Karl G. Maeser’s Followers

None yet.

Karl G. Maeser


Born
in Meissen, Germany
January 16, 1828

Died
December 13, 1901


Karl Gottfried Maeser was a prominent Utah educator and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He is most famous for having served 16 years as principal of Brigham Young Academy, now Brigham Young University (BYU), where he is seen as the true founder of the institution.

A Native of Saxony, Maeser served as a missionary for the church in four nations and held many leadership positions in the church, including serving as the head of the Church Educational System and in the central leadership of the Sunday school.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.29 · 7 ratings · 3 reviews · 9 distinct works
Karl G. Maeser
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1928
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
School and fireside
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 30 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Der Stern, Vol. 1: Eine Mon...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Der Stern, Vol. 1: Eine Mon...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Der Stern, Vol. 1: Eine Mon...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
School and fireside by Karl...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
School and Fireside (3/4 le...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
School and Fireside
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
University of Utah Quarterl...
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Karl G. Maeser…
Quotes by Karl G. Maeser  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“I have been asked what I mean by “word of honor.” I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls—walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground—there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I’d die first.”
― Karl G. Maeser
tags: byu, honor
29 likes
Like

“Those who work merely for the sake of reward do not comprehend the purpose of their living here upon the earth.”
― Karl G. Maeser
1 likes
Like

“The fireside is an emblem of the future heavenly home...To obtain the highest conception of the calling of a man and a woman in the capacity of parents, one must look upon them from an educational point of view, for from no other does the grandeuer of this sacred relationship so well present itself to the mind with all its intricate complexity. The home is the sanctuary of the human race, where each generation is consecrated for its life's mission. The parents are the high priests, responsible to God for the spirit of their ministry.”
― Karl G. Maeser, School and fireside
tags: education
1 likes
Like