David Anderson (engineer)

For other people named David Anderson, see David Anderson (disambiguation).

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

Sir David Anderson (6 July 1880–27 March 1953)[1] was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer.[2]

Anderson was born in 1880 at Leven, Fife, Scotland.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1951.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Anderson, Sir David, (6 July 1880 – 27 March 1953), Senior Partner in firm of Mott, Hay & Anderson". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u234044. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ Entry at National Portrait Gallery
  3. ^ Gordon Masterton's presidential address Archived 23 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Mott MacDonald: Our Heritage". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  5. ^ Watson, Garth (1988). The Civils. Thomas Telford. p. 253. ISBN 0-7277-0392-7.