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| Born | (1928-01-03)January 3, 1928 |
| Died | March 24, 2017(2017-03-24) (aged 89) |
| Spouse | Marilyn Milton |
| Children | Laura and Abigail |
| Parent(s) | Kenneth Simpson Helen-Louise Porter |
William Kelly Simpson (January 3, 1928 – March 24, 2017) was an American professor ofEgyptology,Archaeology,Ancient Egyptian literature, andAfro-Asiatic languages atYale University.[1][2]
He was one of several co-directors of theUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumYale University Expedition toAbydos, Egypt, which conducts archaeological excavations of ancient sites.[3] He was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1983.[4]
Simpson was born on January 3, 1928, inNew York City, toKenneth Simpson and Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter (1893-1981).[5]
He married Marilyn Ellen Milton (1931-1980), a granddaughter of philanthropistsJohn Rockefeller Jr. William and Marilyn have two children:
Simpson died on March 24, 2017, at the age of 89.[6]
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