A. Leo Lemay (January 17, 1935 – October 15, 2008) was du Pont Winterthur Professor of English at the University of Delaware.
He was most renowned for his lifelong fascination with Benjamin Franklin, although he wrote on many topics, including Edgar Allan Poe, Ebenezer Cooke, and Joel Barlow.
His edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, co-edited with Paul Zall, is generally recognized as the most authoritative.
"[2] The Documentary History was preparation for arguably his greatest investigation, a projected seven-volume biography of Franklin.
"[3] The Life of Benjamin Franklin Vol 3, Soldier, Scientist, and Politician, 1748-1757 Copyright 2009 University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 978-0-8122-4121-1 [4]