William Abbott Oldfather | |
|---|---|
 William Abbott Oldfather, c. 1906. Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. | |
| Born | October 23, 1880 |
| Died | May 27, 1945 (aged 64) Homer, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Spouse |
Margaret Agnes Giboney
(m. 1902) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Charles Henry Oldfather (brother) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | A.B. Hanover College, 1899; LL.D., 1933 A.B. Harvard University, 1901; A.M., 1902 Ph.D. University of Munich, 1908 |
| Thesis | "Lokrika: sagengeschichtliche Untersuchungen" (1908) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics scholar |
| Sub-discipline | History of Locris |
William Abbott Oldfather (23 October 1880 – 27 May 1945) was an American classical scholar. He was influential for building strong academic traditions in classical studies at the University of Illinois and for his studies of ancient Locris in Greece.[1]
- ^ Michael Armstrong. 1993. "A German Scholar and Socialist in Illinois: The Career of William Abbott Oldfather", The Classical Journal 88.3:235-53.