Background
Simpson, Cuthbert Aikman was born on May 24, 1892 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Son of James and Alice Maude Susan (Des Brisay) Simpson.
Simpson, Cuthbert Aikman was born on May 24, 1892 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Son of James and Alice Maude Susan (Des Brisay) Simpson.
Student St. Peter’s School, Charlottetown. Bachelor of Arts, Kings College, Nova Scotia, 1915, Master of Arts, 1918, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1939. Bachelor of Arts, Christ Church, Oxford, 1921, Diploma in Theology, 1922, Master of Arts, 1939, Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity, 1945.
Bachelor of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1929, School of Theology and Ministry, 1932, D.Th., 1935. Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), Bishops College, Lennoxville, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, 1962.
Doctor of Divinity, St. Andrews College, 1967.
Came to the United States, 1927, naturalized, 1937. Ordained deacon in the Church of England (Protestant Episcopal Church), 1920, priest, 1921. Rector, St. Alban’s Church, Woodside, Nova Scoti, 1922-1928.
Tutor General Theological Seminary, 1928-1930, instructor in Old Testament, 1930-1934, assistant professor., 1934-1940, professor, 1940-1954, Bishop Paddock lecturer, 1946, Regius professor of Hebrew and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, 1954-1959, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, 1959-1969. William C. Winslow lecturer, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois, 1947. Captain, pay corporations Canadian Army, 1916-1919.
Rhodes scholar, Prince Edward Island, 1916.
Member Society for O.T. Study, Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, American Oriental Society.
Married Jessie Katherine Matheson Kemp, September 24, 1918 (deceased April 1961).