# John Silvanus Davis

> John Silvanus Davis was a Welsh printer, writer, and early defender of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Wales during the mid-1800s. He translated the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants into the Welsh language.

*Welsh writer, poet, printer and Mormon missionary (1882-1882)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-silvanus-davis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Born:** 1822-06-07
- **Died:** 1882-06-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Silvanus Davis was a Welsh printer, writer, and early defender of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Wales during the mid-1800s. He translated the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants into the Welsh language.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 17.8 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 54.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Silvanus Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silvanus_Davis)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131118744)

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