Brigham Young, a LDS church leader, founded Brigham Young University in 1875.
No, the Mormon religion was founded by Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.
Brigham Young was the president of the LDS church (Mormon) when the school was founded in October 16, 1875.
Its is from Mormonism. The name of the person was Brigham Young. He is one of the founders of Mormonism.
Brigham Young University is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
Joseph Smith was the founder, and he was in upstate New York at the time. Brigham Young took over after Smith's death.
Both carried and founded new colonies in the West.
Brigham Young founded hundreds of cities and towns that are still thriving today. Nearly all the cities in Utah, southern Idaho, and northern Arizona were founded by Brigham Young and his followers. He also began settlements in Nevada, California, Colorado, north central Mexico, and south west Canada.Some of the more notable cities founded by Brigham Young include:Salt Lake City, UtahSt. George, UtahSnowflake, ArizonaSan Bernardino, CaliforniaMesa, ArizonaCardston, Alberta, Canadabelieve it or not, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Both carried and founded new colonies in the West.
I don't know if you could really say that Brigham Young founded BYU. BYU originally began as an extension of the University of Utah, then called the University of Deseret. Brigham Young had purchased a plot of land in Provo to be used for that extension school. In 1876, the Provo school officially broke off from the University of Deseret to become "Brigham Young Acadamy", which was a K-12 school. In the 1890's the Acadamy began to teach some college-level courses. It wasn't until 1903 that Brigham Young Acadamy was split into Brigham Young High School and Brigham Young University. Brigham Young High School was closed in 1968.
Mormons are the founders of Utah. They wanted it to be called the state of Deseret, but the government wouldn't have it.
Yes. There was a movie made about Brigham Young (Titled: Brigham Young).