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 |