Walter Anderson (folklorist)

Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson
	Walter Anderson around 1930
Born	10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1885; Minsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 August 1962 (aged 76); Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Nationality	Russian, Estonian, German
Alma mater	University of Saint Petersburg; University of Kazan; Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin;
Known for	the law of self-correction
Awards	Order of the White Star, 3rd class
	Scientific career
Fields	Folkloristics; Literary history; Numismatics;
Institutions	University of Kazan; University of Tartu; University of Königsberg; University of Kiel;
Thesis	Император и аббат: исторія одного народнаго анекдота
Notable students	Oskar Loorits; Isidor Levin; W. F. H. Nicolaisen;

Walter Arthur Alexander Anderson (Russian: Вальтер Николаевич Андерсон, romanized: Val'ter Nikolaevič Anderson; October 10 [O.S. September 28] 1885 – 23 August 1962) was a Baltic German ethnologist (folklorist) and numismatist.

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Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson around 1930
Born	10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1885 Minsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 August 1962(1962-08-23) (aged 76) Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Nationality	Russian, Estonian, German
Alma mater	University of Saint Petersburg University of Kazan Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin
Known for	the law of self-correction
Awards	Order of the White Star, 3rd class^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Folkloristics Literary history Numismatics
Institutions	University of Kazan University of Tartu University of Königsberg University of Kiel
Thesis	Император и аббат: исторія одного народнаго анекдота
Notable students	Oskar Loorits Isidor Levin W. F. H. Nicolaisen