Background
Simpson, Hugh Walter was born on April 4, 1931 in Ceres, Fife, United Kingdom. Son of Ian Grindlay and Elenora Helen (Howie) Simpson.
Simpson, Hugh Walter was born on April 4, 1931 in Ceres, Fife, United Kingdom. Son of Ian Grindlay and Elenora Helen (Howie) Simpson.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1954. Doctor of Medicine, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1965.
Consultant pathology, Glasgow U. Royal Infirmary, 1971-1993; professor and head department pathology, Glasgow U. Royal Infirmary, 1984-1993; honorary senior research fellow University Department Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, since 1993. Visiting scientist National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1978. Invited speaker American Cancer Society, 1992, President Clinton's Committee on Breast Cancer, 1993.
Medical officer British Antarctic Survey, Hope Bay, 1955-1958. Fellow Royal College Physicians, Royal College Pathologists.
Married Myrtle Lilias Emslie, March 21, 1959. Children: Robin, Bruce, Rona, Rory.