Joseph's history indicates he studied German with Orson Hyde.

Date: Dec 22, 1842
Type: Personal Journal / Diary
Source: Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay: Direct
Reference: Joseph Smith, History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842], December 22, 1842, Joseph Smith Papers, accessed July 22, 2024
Scribe/Publisher: Willard Richards
People: Joseph Smith, Jr., Orson Hyde
Audience: N/A
Transcription: Thursday 22. I was about home; . . . Read German with Elder Orson Hyde
Source Link: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-draft-1-july-31-december-1842/21
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