William Simms
@williamsimms
British scientific instrument maker (1793-1860)
Building Troughton & Simms as Founder
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1793–1860
About
William Simms (1793–1860) was an entrepreneur. They were born in Birmingham.
In context
Troughton & Simms was founded in 1826 and closed in 1922, after 96 years. Among the 151 other industrial manufacturing companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 67 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
- Edward TroughtonFounder
Contribution
William's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.