Frederic Olaf Simpson

Background

Simpson, Frederic Olaf was born on October 22, 1924 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Frederic David and Ruth (Wikborg) Simpson.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University Edinburgh, 1950.

Career

Registrar, Royal Informary of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1954-1958; visiting fellow, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1958-1960; senior medical research officer, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1960-1967; associate professor medicine, U. Otago, 1967-1972; professor medicine, U. Otago, 1972-1990; professor emeritus, U. Otago, since 1990. Physician in charge hypertension service Dunedin Hospital, 1968-1990. Director Hypertension Research Group, Wellcome Medical Research Institute, U. Otago, 1968-1990;visiting professor Shimane Medical U., Izumo, Japan, 1992.

Achievements

• Frederic Olaf Simpson has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Royal Australasian College Physicians, Cardiac Society Australia and New Zealand, Royal Society Medicine London. Member International Society Hypertension.

Connections

Married Isobel Ann Oman, September 28, 1951. Children: Jennifer Anne, Alexander Ian Frederic.

Father:

Frederic David Simpson

Mother:

Ruth (Wikborg) Simpson

Spouse:

Isobel Ann Oman

child:

Alexander Ian Frederic Simpson

child:

Jennifer Anne Simpson