Background
Simpson, W. James was born on March 16, 1954 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of Ronald C. and Margaret Anne Simpson.
literature and language professor
Simpson, W. James was born on March 16, 1954 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of Ronald C. and Margaret Anne Simpson.
Master of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1980. Master of Philosophy (honorary), University Cambridge, England, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1996.
AM (honorary), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2004.
Lecturer Westfield College, University London, 1982—1989, University Cambridge, 1989—1999, professor medieval and renaissance English, 1999—2003. Professor English Harvard University, since 2004.
Fellow: Australian Academy Humanities (honorary).
Married Luisella M. Brunetti, March 27, 1982. Children: Emile V., G. Olivier, Clelia M.