J. Richard Steffy
American archaeologist
About J. Richard Steffy
Lived 1924 – 2007 (aged 83). J. Richard Steffy was an American anthropologist, archaeologist and maritime archeologist.
John Richard Steffy (May 1, 1924 Lancaster, Pennsylvania – November 29, 2007 Bryan, Texas) was an American nautical archaeologist.
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. He was Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University, and creator of the Ship Reconstruction Laboratory.
He married Lucille Koch Steffy, (died in 1991).
Awards 1985 MacArthur Fellows Program
Works Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1994.
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J. Richard Steffy was born on 1 May 1924 in Lancaster.
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J. Richard Steffy died on 29 November 2007 in Bryan.
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J. Richard Steffy was an anthropologist, archaeologist and maritime archeologist.
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