Joseph Fitzmyer

The Reverend Doctor Joseph Fitzmyer SJ
Orders
Ordination	August 15, 1951
Personal details
Born	Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer November 4, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	December 24, 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 96) Merion Station, Pennsylvania, US
Denomination	Catholic
Occupation	Jesuit priest, Biblical scholar and theologian
Alma mater	Loyola University Chicago Catholic University of Leuven Johns Hopkins University Pontifical Biblical Institute

Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer SJ (November 4, 1920 – December 24, 2016) was an American Catholic priest and scholar who taught at several American and British universities. He was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

Fitzmyer was considered an important scholar of biblical studies, particularly the New Testament. He also contributed to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and early Jewish literature.