William F. Albright (
May 24,
1891 - September
1971) was an
archaelogist,
biblical authority,
linguist and expert on
ceramics. He was born in
Coquimbo[?],
Chile to
Protestant missionaries Wilbur Finley and Zephine Viola Foxwell Albright, the eldest of six. He married Dr. Ruth Norton in
1921 in
Jerusalem. The couple had four sons.