George Howard (Hebraist)

George Eulan Howard (June 3, 1935 – November 21, 2018) was an American Hebraist, noted for his publication of an old Hebrew edition of Matthew.

He was a full Professor Emeritus and Head of the Department of Religion and Hebrew (Ret.)

at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.[1][2][3] Howard also was a former President of the Society of Biblical Literature, Southeastern Region.

[5] Howard received a bachelor's degree from David Lipscomb College (Nashville) in 1957, a master's degree in theology from Harding School of Theology (Memphis) in 1961, and a PhD from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1964.

Howard was Treasurer of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) from 1972 to 1974.