Papers of Adam Anderson 1800-1809

Anderson, Adam, 1692?-1765

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Anderson was born in Kincardine-on-Forth in 1780. From 1809 he was the Rector of Perth Academy where he advocated inclusion of chemistry and science in the curriculum. While there he supervised the construction of Perth Gasworks and was then requested by Perth Water Commissioners to design and construct a means of maintaining a clean water supply for Perth. The report was given by Anderson to the Commissioners in 1834 and published in 1837. In that year Anderson took up a position as Professor o...

Anderson Adam 1780-1846 Rector of Perth Academy from 1809, Professor of Natural History, University of St Andrews, 1837-1846

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