William Abbott Oldfather, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Abbott Oldfather

American classical philologist

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1880

Place of Birth: Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran

Date of Death: 27-May-1945

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, classical philologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.