Walter M. Wolfe (1859-1932) was a Mormon geology professor in Utah.

Walter M. Wolfe was born on March 28, 1859, in New York City to parents Aaron Roberts Wolfe and Laura Frances Jackson. Wolfe was baptized in a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1890, and served three missions for the Church. The first mission was in Colorado from June to August 1897 and he was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Seventy before leaving for Colorado. The second mission was in Mexico from April 1900 to October 1901 (also known as the Brigham Young Academy South American Expedition) and the third was in England from October 1902 to July 1904.

Wolfe taught history and Latin at Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah, from 1892 to 1902. He also taught geology at Brigham Young Academy (now Brigham Young University) from 1904 to 1906. In 1896, he was awarded a diploma, Bachelor's of Didactics, in honor of his service and work for Church schools. However, while at the Academy, he was asked to resign since he had stopped paying tithing--Wolfe voluntarily agreed. During the period of his church membership, Wolfe wrote articles for various Latter-day Saint publications such as the Young Woman's Journal and Millenial Star. In 1904, Wolfe began to grow disillusioned with the Latter-day Saint church because of various reasons, including polygamy and politics. He stopped paying tithing and informally withdrew his membership in 1906, after which he provided testimony to the United States Senate during the Reed Smoot hearings.

Wolfe died on March 23, 1932 in Parkville, Missouri.

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