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Anderson, Adam, 1797-1853 (Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1797 - 1853

Biography

Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson, FRSE (1797 – 1853) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. From 1835 to 1841 he was Sheriff of Perth. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1842 to 1846 and as Lord Advocate from February to May 1852.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

رساله درعلمِ وفق Risālah dar ‘ilm-i vafq, undated

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 259
Scope and Contents

This is the fourth maqālah (chapter) from a longer work on the theory of numbers in five chapters (see A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library by Mohammad Hukk et al. (1925) for further details.


This manuscript includes many tables.

Dates: undated