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Maeser, Mieth P. (Mieth Parish), 1899-1988

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1899 - 1988

Biographical History

Mieth P. Maeser (1899-1988) was the grandson of Karl G. Maeser, former Brigham Young University faculty member.

Mieth Parish Maeser was born to Reinhard Maeser and Sarah Caroline Shepherd in Beaver, Utah on August 2, 1899. His paternal grandfather was Karl G. Maeser, former Brigham Young University faculty member. Mieth served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States mission from 1919 to 1921. He became a materials engineer and published on leather engineering and shoe construction, creating patented materials. He died in Roselle New Jersey on July 12, 1988.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, via WWW, March 12, 2020 (Mieth Parish Maeser born to Reinhard Maeser and Sarah Caroline Shepherd in Beaver, Utah on August 2, 1899. His paternal grandfather was Karl G. Maeser, former BYU faculty member; served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States mission from 1919 to 1921; Died in Roselle New Jersey on July 12, 1988)

Methods of Testing the Water Resistance of Army Combat Boots, The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association Vol. XLII No. 8, 1947: p. 1 (Publishes under the name Mieth Maeser; published on shoe construction/leather engineering)

Patents.google.com, US3176333A, via WWW, September 3, 2020 (Patent from Mieth Maeser on the process of conditioning leather for shoe construction)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mieth P. Maeser papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239130955]
Identifier: MSS 9410
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of the Mieth Maeser family, many of which are taken in the New England area, yearbooks from Brigham Young University and Murdock Academy, and a biography of Karl G. Maeser written by Mabel Maeser Tanner. Dated 1918 to 1982.

Dates: 1918-1982