| Authorised form of name | Anderson; John (1726 - 1796) |
| Dates | 1726 - 1796 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 1726 |
| Date of death | 13 January 1796 |
| Activity | Education:
Glasgow University
Career:
Officer in the corps to resist the Rebellion (1745); Professor, Oriental languages, Glasgow (1756); Professor of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow (1760); gave popular lectures to machanics and artisans; planned the fortifications of Greenock (1759); invented a cannon and offered it the the National Convention of France (during the Revolution); left all his belongings to the educational institution in Glasgow named after him, Anderson's College
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/02/1759 |
| Relationships | Son of the minister of Roseneath |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA7074 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1758/11 | Anderson, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/10/26/2 | Plate, 'A new rain gage' by John Anderson | 1792 |
| L&P/10/26/1 | Letter, 'Of a new rain gage, of a weather register, and of rainy climates' from John Anderson to Doctor Gartshore | 27 October 1792 |
| L&P/10/26 | Paper, 'Of a new rain gage, of a weather register, and of rainy climates' by John Anderson | 27 October 1792 |