Allen Wikgren

Allen Paul Wikgren (December 3, 1906 – May 7, 1998) was an American New Testament scholar and professor at the University of Chicago. His work centered on the text of the New Testament and New Testament manuscripts, but also included Hellenistic and biblical Greek, the deuterocanonical books (apocrypha), early Jewish literature (particularly Josephus), and work on the Revised Standard Version English translation of the Bible.

Allen P. Wikgren
Meeting of the American Bible Society circa 1960
Born(1906-12-03)December 3, 1906
DiedMay 7, 1998(1998-05-07) (aged 91)
Woodruff, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationNew Testament scholar
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
ThesisA Comparative Study of the Theodotionic and Septuagint Versions of Daniel (1932)
Academic work
DisciplineNew Testament studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
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