William F. Albright

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William F. Albright
Albright in 1957
Born	(1891-05-24)May 24, 1891 Coquimbo, Chile
Died	September 19, 1971(1971-09-19) (aged 80) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality	American
Academic background
Alma mater	Upper Iowa University Johns Hopkins University
Thesis	The Assyrian Deluge Epic[1] (1916)
Doctoral advisor	Paul Haupt[2]
Influences	Louis-Hugues Vincent[3]
Academic work
Discipline	Archaeology biblical studies
Sub-discipline	Biblical archaeology
School or tradition	Biblical archaeology
Doctoral students	Francis Andersen Avraham Biran[4] John Bright[5] Raymond E. Brown Frank Moore Cross[6] Mitchell Dahood[7] Joseph Fitzmyer David Noel Freedman[6][8] William L. Moran[9] Abraham Sachs[10] Merrill Unger G. Ernest Wright[11]
Notable students	Harry Orlinsky[12]
Influenced	Ruth Amiran[13] Nelson Glueck[14] Nancy Lapp[15] Jacob M. Myers[16]

William Foxwell Albright (May 24, 1891– September 19, 1971) was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. He is considered "one of the twentieth century's most influential American biblical scholars",^[17] having become known to the public in 1948 for his role in the authentication of the Dead Sea Scrolls.^[18] His scholarly reputation arose as a leading theorist and practitioner of biblical archaeology.