Francis Andersen

Francis Andersen
Born	Francis Ian Andersen (1925-07-28)28 July 1925 Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Died	13 May 2020(2020-05-13) (aged 94) Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Professor of Studies in Religion
Spouses	Lois Garrett, Margaret Johnson
Children	5
Academic background
Education	University of Queensland
Alma mater	University of Melbourne (PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Sub-discipline	OT studies
Institutions	Macquarie University University of Queensland Fuller Theological Seminary
Main interests	Biblical studies, Hebrew, Archaeology
Notable works	Job: an introduction and commentary
Notable ideas	Computer-assisted corpus linguistics

Francis Ian Andersen (28 July 1925 – 13 May 2020) was an Australian scholar in the fields of biblical studies and Hebrew. Together with A. Dean Forbes (full name Alfred Dean Forbes, born 1941), he pioneered the use of computers for the analysis of biblical Hebrew syntax. He taught Old Testament, History, and Religious Studies at various institutions in Australia and the United States, including Macquarie University, the University of Queensland, and Fuller Theological Seminary. His published works include the Tyndale commentary on Job, and Anchor Bible commentaries on Hosea, Amos, Habakkuk and Micah, and over 90 papers (some as co-author).