James Simpson (advocate)

Simpson was one of the founders of the Edinburgh modern infant school, in which he tried solve the problem of

Simpson died on 2 September 1853, at his house, 33 Northumberland Avenue, Edinburgh.

Works

Simpson published A Visit to Flanders and the Field of Waterloo, Edinburgh, 1815, which rapidly went through nine editions. In 1853 he returned to the subject with Paris after Waterloo, which included a tenth edition of his previous work. In 1823 Simpson was associated with

Simpson's other works included:

• Letters to Sir Walter Scott on the Effects of the Visit to Scotland of George IV, Edinburgh, 1822.
• Hints on the Principles of a Constitutional Police, Edinburgh, 1822.
• The State of the Representation of Edinburgh in Parliament, Edinburgh, 1824.
• Necessity of Popular Education as a National Object, Edinburgh, 1834.
• The Philosophy of Education, Edinburgh, 1836.
• Lectures to the Working Classes, Edinburgh, 1844.