Thomas Simpson (1808-1840)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Neatby, L.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Biographies; Coasts; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Hudson's Bay Company; Mapping; Mental health and well-being; Simpson; Thomas; 1808-1840; Canadian Arctic Islands waters; Iowa; King William Island; Nunavut; Mackenzie River; N.W.T; Victoria Island; N.W.T./Nunavut; Arctic; Boothia Isthmus; Simpson Strait; William Island; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64845

Thomas Simpson was born in the north of Scotland and graduated from the University of Aberdeen with more than competence. He was enrolled in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, and in the New World he exemplified the popular conception of the clever academic launched into society. He expre...