Elwyn L. Simons

Elwyn L. Simons
Born	Elwyn LaVerne Simons (1930-07-14)July 14, 1930 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Died	March 6, 2016(2016-03-06) (aged 85)
Alma mater	Rice University Princeton University University College, Oxford
Spouses	Friderun Ankel-Simons (m. 1972)
Scientific career
Fields	Paleontology Primate conservation
Institutions	Princeton University University of Oxford University of Pennsylvania Yale University Duke University
Doctoral advisor	Glenn Jepsen
Notable students	Philip D. Gingerich D. Tab Rasmussen
Author abbrev. (zoology)	Simons

Elwyn LaVerne Simons (July 14, 1930 – March 6, 2016) was an American paleontologist, paleozoologist, and a wildlife conservationist for primates. He was known as the father of modern primate paleontology for his discovery of some of humankind's earliest antecedents.

His paleontology field work included sites in Egypt, Madagascar, and the U.S. state of Wyoming.

Works

He authored more than 300 scholarly books and research articles, often acting as the sole author or coauthoring with his students and colleagues. He was a member of both the National Academy of Sciences (US) and the American Philosophical Society.

See also

• Paleozoologists
• Prehistoric primates
• Primate conservation

References

Literature cited

• Oakley, F. B. (2007). "Introduction to the Festschrift". In Fleagle, J. G.; Gilbert, C. C. (eds.). Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 3–5. ISBN 9780387738963.