Alpheus Spring Packard (December 23, 1798 – July 13, 1884) was an American academic who was a professor for more than 40 years at Bowdoin College.

[1] Trained as a minister, he was an educator, librarian, and acting President of Bowdoin College for the year 1883–84 until his death (between the Chamberlain and Hyde administrations).

He remained there for the remainder of his life, first as a tutor (1819–1824), and then as a professor of ancient language and classical literature (1824–1865).

The Bowdoin College George Mitchell Special Collections department lists thirteen publications.

Jesse Appleton, with a memoir (1836–1837); and Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates, with English Notes (1839; third edition, 1843).