J. Richard Steffy
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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).
Contents
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
- ↑ "J. Richard Steffy Is Dead at 83; Made Shipwreck Analysis Scientific", The New York Times, DOUGLAS MARTIN, December 4, 2007
- ↑ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5344814.html
- ↑ http://nautarch.tamu.edu/academic/FACULTY/steffy.shtml
- ↑ http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/index_jrsteffy.htm
- ↑ http://inadiscover.com/about/key_figures/j_richard_steffy/
External links
- "Steffy's legacy lives on", The Eagle, APRIL AVISON, November 30, 2007
