George Buchan Simpson

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1820 – 1892

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Who was George Buchan Simpson?

George B. Simpson was a Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters. He financed his interests through his wealth acquired as a linen manufacturer and jute merchant in Dundee. He is "Dundee’s Forgotten Maecenas" according to a recent academic paper.

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Born
Oct 10, 1820
Dundee
Died
Jul 1, 1892
Edinburgh

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on July 23, 2013

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