Theodore Spicer-Simson (25 June 1871 - 1 February 1959) was a French sculptor and medallist, who married and lived with Margaret Spicer-Simson in Paris.
Some of his medallions included engravings of people such as Leo and Ella Mielziner, Henri Monod, and James Stephens.
Biography
Theodore Spicer-Simson was born on June 25, 1871, to parents Frederick John Simson and Dora Mary Spicer. He was educated at various boarding schools abroad across Europe. After he graduated, he enrolled in the
Ecole des Beaux-Arts. While in Paris, he met Margaret Schmidt whom he traveled to
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with and married on July 1, 1896.
In 1899, the couple returned to Paris due to the United States' joining the
Spanish-American War
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. Spicer-Simson died on February 1, 1959, after a long illness.
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1871 births
1959 deaths
French sculptors