F. Wilbur Gingrich

Felix Wilbur Gingrich (27 September 1901 – 19 October 1993) was an American educator, scholar of Biblical Greek, and Christian layman who spent his entire career working with students at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Gingrich published many books and articles, including a definitive translation of a Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament.

Gingrich became Professor of Greek and head of the Classical Languages Department, a position he held until his retirement in 1972.

The 1957 publication of the first edition of A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature: Translation and Adaptation of Walter Bauer's Griechisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments und der übrigen urchristlichen Literatur, fourth revised and augmented edition, 1952 was the first lexicon since the 1880s and was internationally recognized.

Barth later updated and continued the work in Discovery and Promise: A History of Albright College, 1856-1981.

In addition to international recognition for his years of work, he also received many awards and prizes honoring his research and teaching.