Background
Simpson, Leslie Owen was born on April 14, 1924 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Son of Edward Purcell and Helen Caroline Simpson.
Simpson, Leslie Owen was born on April 14, 1924 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Son of Edward Purcell and Helen Caroline Simpson.
Bachelor of Science, University New Zealand, 1951. Master of Science, University New Zealand, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy of Experimental Pathology, University Otago, 1971.
Research assistant Dept Surgery Otago Med.Sch., Dunedin, New Zealand, 1953—1954. World Health Organization lecturer in biology Central Medical School, Suva, Fiji, 1955—1961. Research officer, senior research officer Pathology department Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1964—1985.
Director Red Blood Cell Research Ltd., New Zealand, 1999—2003. Corporal Scottish Regiment, 1942, New Zealand.
Married Isobel Betsy Franklin, November 11, 1951 (deceased July 19, 1990). Children: Jan Lenore McCullum children: Geoffrey Owen, Judith Ann Collins, Robyn Lynn Visser.