David Anderson (engineer)

Sir David Anderson (18801953) was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer.[1]

David Anderson
Anderson pictured in 1951
Born1880
Died1953
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil,
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president),

Anderson was born in 1880 at Leven, Fife, Scotland.[2] In 1921, on his return from Army service, Anderson joined a partnership with fellow engineers Basil Mott and David Hay, forming the company Mott Hay and Anderson.[3] Mott, Hay and Anderson traded until 1989, when it merged with Sir M MacDonald & Partners to form Mott MacDonald.

Anderson was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the November 1943 to November 1944 session.[4]

References

  1. Entry at National Portrait Gallery
  2. Gordon Masterton's presidential address Archived 23 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Mott MacDonald: Our Heritage". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. Watson, Garth (1988). The Civils. Thomas Telford. p. 253. ISBN 0-7277-0392-7.
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
John Edward Thornycroft
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1943 – November 1944
Succeeded by
Francis Wentworth-Shields


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