# Simpson — The Adventures of Captain Hatteras character guide

> Simpson in The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Simpson

**First appearance:** 0005-v-at-sea

## Who they are

Crewman who dies during the ice crossing.

## Relationships

### [Dr. Clawbonny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/characters/dr_clawbonny)

_professional_

Clawbonny and Simpson have a professional relationship as expedition members, with Simpson serving as a hunter and guide.

### [Dr. Clawbonny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/characters/dr_clawbonny)

_professional_

Clawbonny and Simpson have a professional relationship as expedition members, with Simpson serving as a hunter and guide.

### [Dr. Clawbonny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/characters/dr_clawbonny)

_professional_

Clawbonny and Simpson have a professional relationship as expedition members, with Simpson serving as a hunter and guide.

## In the story

### [Dr. Clawbonny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/iii-dr-clawbonny)

Harpooner; accepted despite being thin, but deemed well-built and earnest.

### [At Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/v-at-sea)

The harpooner initially scoffs at eating puffin but later finds it delicious after the doctor prepares it.

### [VII: The Entrance of Davis Strait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/vii-the-entrance-of-davis-strait)

The harpooner eagerly desires to chase the whales sighted near the ship.

### [Another Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/ix-another-letter)

Accompanies the doctor and Wall in a canoe to chase a she-bear and cubs.

### [The Fate of Sir John Franklin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xvii-the-fate-of-sir-john-franklin)

Among the crew members who gather around the doctor to listen to the story.

### [A Whale in Sight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xix-a-whale-in-sight)

Harpooner who spots the whale and leads the chase, eager to capture it.

### [The Death of Bellot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxi-the-death-of-bellot)

Simpson is listed among the crew devoted to Hatteras.

### [One of James Ross’s Foxes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxv-one-of-james-ross-s-foxes)

Successfully hunts a seal on October 19th; later goes hunting with Bell and faces a snowstorm.

### [The Great Cold at Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxvii-the-great-cold-at-christmas)

Simpson gathers around Hatteras to support him during the confrontation.

### [Preparations for Departure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxviii-preparations-for-departure)

Chosen as a companion; serves as hunter and fisher.

### [Across the Ice-Fields](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxix-across-the-ice-fields)

Drives the sledge and reports on its condition during the frost-rime incident.

### [XXX: The Cairn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxx-the-cairn)

Suffers from severe scurvy, violent cough, and rheumatism; begs to be left behind but is kept on the sledge.

### [The Death of Simpson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxxi-the-death-of-simpson)

Simpson is gravely ill, with swollen and discolored legs, and dies after a final accusatory gesture toward Hatteras.

### [The Return to the Forward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_captain_hatteras_se/chapters/xxxii-the-return-to-the-forward)

His corpse is buried in the snow-house in place of Altamont.

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