Simpson, Alexander K[err]

Education

Student United College 1845-1846 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1846-1847 Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2; Log. 1847-1848 Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 3; Ethics; Sens. Phil. 1848-1849 Math. 3; Chem.; Physics; Sens. Phil. Moncrieffe bursar, 1847. M.A. 27.4.1849.

Student St Mary’s College 1849-1851, 1851-1852 occ. Gets bursary, 1850. Moncrieffe bursar, 1851.

Birth/childhood

Born 27.6.1829 son of Kerr Simpson, farmer, Hillocks of Gourdie, Caputh and Margaret Angus.

Career

Also at Glasgow University - M.D. 1855.

Assistant surgeon Indian Medical Service, Bombay [now Mumbai, India] 1857. [Doctor]

Publications

Death

Died on board H.M.S. Auckland at Aden 17.8.1859.

Sources

  • UYUC400:5.11.1845, 13.10.1847, 18.11.1848
  • UYSM400/5/27, 40
  • UYUY674 George Simpson
  • United College prize list
  • Census 1851 St Andrews
  • D.G. Crawford, Roll of the Indian Medical Service, 1615-1930 (London, 1930) Bo 907