Francis Kelsey

Francis Willey Kelsey
Born(1858-05-23)May 23, 1858
DiedMay 14, 1927(1927-05-14) (aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Rochester
Occupation(s)Academic and Archaeologist
Years active1880–1927
OrganizationUniversity of Michigan

Francis Willey Kelsey (May 23, 1858 – May 14, 1927) was an American classicist, professor, and archaeologist who led the first expedition to the Near-East by the University of Michigan, where he acquired a collection of antiquities for the university. Originally hailing from New York, he first taught at Lake Forest University, in Illinois. He was the secretary of the Archaeological Institute of America, Vice President, and President, of the American Philological Association.