Background
Simpson, Herbert Downs was born on May 21, 1876 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Anderson and Mary (Downs) Simpson.
Simpson, Herbert Downs was born on May 21, 1876 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Anderson and Mary (Downs) Simpson.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1902, A.M., 1903. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1926.
Instructor classics St. Luke’s School, Philadelphia, University School for Boys, Baltimore, 1903-1909. Professor Latin, Mount Union College, Ohio, 1909-1913. Instructor economics University of Wisconsin, 1913-1916.
Professor economics Ohio U., Athens, 1916-1919, College Wooster, 1919-1922. Assistant professor economics University of Wisconsin, 1922-1925. Professor public finance and member Institute for Economics Research, Northwestern University, since 1925.
Member American Economics Association, American Association University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma.
Married Lillian Eldridge, June 21, 1922. Children: Herbert Eldridge, Patricia Jean.