David Anderson (engineer)

David Anderson
Anderson pictured in 1951
Born	1880 Leven, Fife
Died	1953
Nationality	Scottish
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Work
Engineering discipline	Civil,
Institution memberships	Institution of Civil Engineers (president),

Sir David Anderson (1880–1953) was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer.^[1]

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
3. ^ Mott MacDonald: Our Heritage
4. ^ Watson, Garth (1988). The Civils. Thomas Telford. pp. p253. ISBN 0-727-70392-7. 

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

Persondata
Name	Anderson, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Leven, Fife
Date of death	1953
Place of death