Joseph Anderson

Joseph Anderson LLD HRSA (1832–1916) was a Scottish antiquarian who served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland from 1869 to 1913.

Life

Anderson was born in Angus, the son of an agricultural labourer, grew up in St Vigeans and attended Arbroath Education Institution. He taught at the English School in Constantinople from 1856 to 1859.

In 1860, after moving back to Scotland, he became editor of the John O'Groat journal.

Anderson lived most of his later life at 8 Great King Street in New Town, Edinburgh.

He died in Gullane on 28 September 1916 and is buried beneath a large Celtic cross amongst the trees in the section north of the vaults in Warriston Cemetery in north Edinburgh.