W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie) Elmslie

William Alexander Leslie Elmslie (1885–1965), usually published as W. A. L. Elmslie, was a British cleric, educator, and author. Public library and reference records connect his name with biblical studies, and his surviving works include The Books of Chronicles and Studies in Life from Jewish Proverbs.

His writing is remembered for making scriptural and historical material approachable without losing its seriousness. Rather than writing for specialists alone, he seems to have aimed at readers who wanted informed guidance through difficult biblical texts.

Reliable biographical detail on his personal life appears to be limited in the sources readily available online, so it is safest to remember him chiefly through his published scholarship and teaching work.