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- Birth nameEmmett Leslie Bennett Jr.
- Emmett L. Bennett Jr. was born on July 12, 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Marja Dorothy Adams Bennett. He died on December 15, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
- SpouseMarja Dorothy Adams Bennett(1941 - 2005) (her death, 5 children)
- He earned his Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, and Doctoral Degrees in Classicals from the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois where he studied with Carl W. Blegen.
- During World War II, he worked as a Cryptanalyst in helping decipher Japanese messages.
- He taught at University of Texas in Austin, Texas; Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut; and at University of Wisconsin in Madison from 1959 until his retirement in 1988.
- His wife, Marja Dorothy Adams, who he married in 1941 died in 2005. He is survived by his daughters, Cynthia Bennett and Kathleen Bennett; sons, Patrick Bennett, John Bennett; and Chris Bennett; a brother Clarence Bennett; and four grandchildren.
- [on his biography] This is a wonderful piece of work.
- [on the Pylos Tablets] I see the contents are listed as Pylos Tablets. Now, just what ailments are Pylos tablets supposed to alleviate?
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