J. Richard Steffy

John Richard Steffy (May 1, 1924 Lancaster, Pennsylvania – November 29, 2007 Bryan, Texas) was an American nautical archaeologist.[1]

He attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He taught at University of Pennsylvania. He founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, with Michael L. Katzev, and George Bass.[2] He was Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University, and creator of the Ship Reconstruction Laboratory.[3][4][5]

He married Lucille Koch Steffy, (died in 1991).

Awards

Works
  • Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1994. ISBN 978-1-86176-104-0

References
  1. "J. Richard Steffy Is Dead at 83; Made Shipwreck Analysis Scientific", The New York Times, DOUGLAS MARTIN, December 4, 2007
  2. "J. Richard Steffy, a quiet genius who built his own field". 2 December 2007.
  3. "Faculty - Nautical Archaeology Program - Department of Anthropology - Texas A&M University".
  4. "J Richard Steffy".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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