William F. Albright

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

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", having become known to the public in 1948 for his role in the authentication of the Dead Sea Scrolls. His scholarly reputation arose as a leading theorist and practitioner of biblical archaeology.

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