William Duff McHardy, CBE (26 May 1911 – 9 April 2000) was a Scottish scholar of Biblical languages.
[2] He had intended to become a minister of the Church of Scotland, but discovered a talent for languages while at Aberdeen and decided on an academic career.
[1] Therefore, he entered the University of Edinburgh to study Semitic Languages and graduated with the Scottish first degree of Master of Arts.
[2] The translation met with mixed reviews and it was only three years later when work on a revised edition began.
[3] Together, they had one daughter, Alison, who became a medieval historian, completed an Oxford doctorate,[13] and taught at the university of Nottingham.
[3] In March 1958, McHardy was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by the University of Aberdeen.
[14] In the 1990 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his role as Director of the Revised English Bible project.