| LC control no. | n 50028856 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Simons, Elwyn L. |
| Located | Houston (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 1930-07-14 |
| Death date | 2016-03-06 |
| Place of birth | Lawrence (Kan.) |
| Place of death | Peoria (Ariz.) |
| Field of activity | Paleontology Primates, Fossil Primates--Evolution |
| Affiliation | Duke University |
| Profession or occupation | Paleontologists College teachers |
| Found in | Author's The Paleocene Pantodonta, 1960. Tarsiers, 2003: CIP t.p. (Elwyn L. Simons) data view (b. 1930) New York times WWW site, viewed Mar. 18, 2016 (in obituary published Mar. 16: Elwyn L. Simons; b. Elwyn LaVerne Simons, July 14, 1930, Lawrence, Kan.; reared in Houston; d. Mar. 6, Peoria, Ariz., aged 85; intrepid scientist known as the father of modern primate paleontology for his discovery of some of humankind's earliest antecedents; emeritus professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University; served for many years as the director of the Duke University Primate Center, as it was then known (now the Duke Lemur Center)) |
| Associated language | eng |
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