George B. Simpson (10 October 1820 – 1 July 1892) 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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10 October 1820 Dundee, Scotland, U.K.
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1 July 1892 (aged 71) Edinburgh, Scotland
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Zodiac | Libra |
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