Archibald Simpson

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Archibald Simpson was a prominent 19th-century Scottish architect best known for shaping much of the neoclassical cityscape of Aberdeen.

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Archibald Simpson canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish architect
architect
human
burialPlace Aberdeen
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1790-05-04
dateOfDeath 1847-03-23
educatedAt Marischal College
ethnicGroup Scottish people
familyName Simpson
fieldOfWork architecture
gender male
genre neoclassical architecture
givenName Archibald
hasHeritageDesignation key figure in “Granite City” architectural identity
hasWorkLocation Aberdeen
London
linked to: London, England
influenced urban form of central Aberdeen
knownFor design of public buildings in Aberdeen
shaping the neoclassical cityscape of Aberdeen
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Neoclassicism
name Archibald Simpson
nationality Scottish
notableWork North Church, Aberdeen
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen
The Athenaeum, Aberdeen
linked to: Aberdeen Music Hall

Trinity Hall, Aberdeen
Union Street buildings, Aberdeen
notableWorkLocation Aberdeen
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Aberdeen
placeOfDeath Aberdeen
regionOfActivity Aberdeen
style neoclassical

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Aberdeen Grammar School hasNotableAlumnus Archibald Simpson
Aberdeen Music Hall architect Archibald Simpson
Archibald Simpson name Archibald Simpson