John Anderson

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John Anderson FRSE FRS FSA(Scot) (1726 - 1796) was a Scottish natural philosopher and liberal educator at the forefront of the application of science to technology in the industrial revolution, and of the education and advancement of working men and women. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and was the posthumous founder of Anderson's University (later Anderson's Institution), which ultimately evolved into the University of Strathclyde.…more

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	The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700 - 2000 by T.M. Devine 3.96 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 1999 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eclipse of Scottish Culture: Inferiorism and the Intellectuals by Craig Beveridge 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1989 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crisis of the Democratic Intellect: The Problem of Generalism and Specialisation in Twentieth Century Scotland by George Elder Davie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scottish Enlightenment: Human Nature, Social Theory and Moral Philosophy: Essays in Honour of Christopher J. Berry by R.J.W. Mills (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2023 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glasgow Enlightenment by Andrew Hook (Editor) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cencrastus No. 19: Winter 1984 by Geoff Parker (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1984 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Anderson: Pioneer of Technical Education and the College he Founded by James Muir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1950 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memories of the Old College of Glasgow: Some Chapters in the History of the University by David Murray 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1927 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of the University of Glasgow, from its Foundation in 1451 to 1909 by James Coutts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1909 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notices and Documents Illustrative of the Literary History of Glasgow, during the Greater Part of the Last Century by William James Duncan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1831 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars