Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
D. Michael Quinn

Born: March 26, 1944
Died: April 21, 2021 (aged 77)
Bio: Dennis Michael Quinn was an American historian who focused on the history of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a professor at Brigham Young University from 1976 until he resigned in 1988.
Known for:
- The Mormon hierarchy (1997)
- Early Mormonism and the magic world view (1987)
- Elder statesman (2002)
- The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power (1994)