Truman G. Madsen

Truman Grant Madsen
Born	(1926-12-13)December 13, 1926 Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Died	May 28, 2009(2009-05-28) (aged 82) Provo, Utah, US
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard University (Ph.D.) University of Utah University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, historian, speaker, author, professor
Spouse	Ann N. Madsen[1]
Website	http://trumanmadsen.com/

Truman Grant Madsen (December 13, 1926 – May 28, 2009)^[2] was an American professor of religion and philosophy at Brigham Young University (BYU) and director of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. He was a prolific author, a recognized authority on Joseph Smith, and a popular lecturer among Latter-day Saints.^{[citation needed]} At one point, Madsen was an instructor at the LDS Institute of Religion in Berkeley, California.^{[citation needed]}