Frank F. Simpson | |
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| Born | Frank Farrow Simpson April 1868 Laurens, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 1948(1948-02-10) (aged 79) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MD) |
| Occupation | Physician |
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Frank Farrow Simpson (April 1868 – February 10, 1948) was an American physician fromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was chief of the medical section of theCouncil of National Defense.
Frank Farrow Simpson was born on April 2 (or 21[1]), 1868, inLaurens, South Carolina, to Anna Patillo (née Farrow) and John Wistar Simpson. He attended private schools and graduated from theUniversity of South Carolina in 1889 with aBachelor of Arts. He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine with aM.D. in 1893.[1][2] He was a member ofKappa Alpha.[1]
In 1895, Simpson interned atMercy Hospital inPittsburgh for a year and became an assistant to Dr. X. O. Werder. He was then assistant gynecologist at Mercy for nine years. In 1903 or 1904, he became chief gynecologist atAllegheny General Hospital. For a time, he was a consulting gynecologist at Columbia Hospital.[1][2] In 1912 and 1914, he traveled withFranklin H. Martin and the American Gynecological Club to Europe.[3] In 1916, he became a member of the board of regents of theAmerican College of Surgeons.[2]
At the outbreak ofWorld War I, Simpson was appointed secretary and helped organize the executive committee of American Physicians for Medical Preparedness under direction from PresidentWoodrow Wilson. He served on the board withWilliam James Mayo,Charles Horace Mayo,William C. Gorgas,Cary T. Grayson andBernard Baruch.[2] In December 1916, Simpson was made chief of the medical section of theCouncil of National Defense.[1][2] In February 1917, Simpson became chairman of the medical standardization committee of the council.[4] In 1919, he was elected secretary general of the International Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians.[5]
In 1915, Simpson was president of the American Gynecological Society. He was an organizer of the American Gynecological Club.[3] He was a member of the Fourteenth International Congress of Physicians and Surgeons. He was secretary general and member of its executive committee of the Seventh International Congress for Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was treasurer of the executive committee of the American Physicians for the Aid of the Belgian Profession. He was a member of the executive committee of the American Society for the Control of Cancer.[1]
Simpson married Ruth P. Ring ofPhiladelphia on March 12, 1924.[2][6] He lived atDuquesne Club in Pittsburgh for more than 20 years.[5] For the last 25 years or so, he lived inHonolulu. At the time of his death, he lived on Kahala Avenue in Honolulu.[2][7] He was an Independent in politics. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.[1]
Simpson died on February 10, 1948, atQueen's Hospital in Honolulu.[2] He was cremated.[8]
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