David Moore Robinson (September 21, 1880, in Auburn, New York – January 2, 1958, in Oxford, Mississippi) was an American classical archaeologist credited with the discovery of the ancient city of Olynthus.
[1][2] While he was a prolific writer and advisor, he also has gained notoriety due to his plagiarism of his students, the most notable being Mary Ross Ellingson.
Hanfmann, Eunice B. Stebbins,[9] Allan Chester Johnson, George E. Mylonas, Paul Augustus Clement, Jr.,[10] James Walter Graham, Mary Ross Ellingson, Helen Henrietta Tanzer, and William Andrew McDonald.
[12][13] He was awarded the Cross of the Royal Order of the Phoenix by King Paul of Greece in 1957.
It has been shown that he published Ellingson's master's thesis and doctoral dissertation in volumes VII and XIV of Excavations at Olynthus as his own work.