Elwyn L. Simons

Elwyn L. Simons
Elwyn L. Simons
Born	Elwyn LaVerne Simons; July 14, 1930; Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Died	March 6, 2016 (aged 85)
Nationality	American
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.

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