Poet, editor, theological writer, and biographer. Alternative signature: “W. H. Simcox.”
Brother of George Augustus Simcox and Edith Jemima Simcox. Author of theological publications
including *Language of the New Testament* (1889) and *The Revelation of St. John the
Divine* (1891). Wrote the first major biography of Barnabe Barnes, the patron of William
Shakespeare. Contributed theological reviews to the *Academy*. Edited *The Orations
of Demosthenes and Aeschines on the Crown* (1872) with his brother George Augustus.
Biographical information: Byron Nelson, “George Augustus Simcox (1841-1905),” *Dictionary
of Literary Biography*, edited by William E. Freedman and Ira B. Nadel, Edwards Brothers
Inc., 1985, pp. 237-38; Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Augustus_Simcox>
(22 April 2021). (CC)