Background
Simpson was the eldest son of the Brighton architect Thomas Simpson and his wife Clara Hart. He was educated privately and articled to his father in 1875, but later attended the Royal Academy Schools.
Simpson was the eldest son of the Brighton architect Thomas Simpson and his wife Clara Hart. He was educated privately and articled to his father in 1875, but later attended the Royal Academy Schools.
Royal College of Artist
He was the brother of another architect, Gilbert Murray Simpson. He also wrote books and articles on architecture. Secretary-general of the London Town Planning Conference, 1910 Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1900.
He was an active member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, rising to be its President, and of a number of architectural associations in other countries. Member of Council of the British School at Rome
Corresponding member of the Institut de France
Member of the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos, Buenos Aires
Member of the Centralvereinigung der Architekten, Vienna.