William Kimbel | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1954 |
| Died | April 17, 2022 (aged 68) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | Bill |
| Alma mater | Kent State University |
| Known for | Hominid evolution |
| Spouse | Patricia Sannit |
| Awards | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleoanthropology Paleontology |
| Institutions | Arizona State University |
| Thesis | (1986) |
| Academic advisors | Donald Johanson, Owen Lovejoy (anthropologist)[1] |
William "Bill" Kimbel (April 15, 1954 – April 17, 2022)[2] was a paleoanthropologist specializing in Plio-Pleistocene hominid evolution in Africa.[3] He had a multi-decade career at Arizona State University, first as a professor in the Anthropology Department and then as the Director of the Institute of Human Origins and Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change.