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Robert Anderson (actor Born 1923)
Robert Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Robert Anderson (editor and biographer) (1750–1830), Scottish literary scholar and editor *Robert Anderson (poet) (1770–1833), English poet *Robert Rowand Anderson (1834–1921), Scottish architect *Robert Anderson (silent film actor) (1890–1963), Danish-born American actor *Robert Alexander Anderson (composer) (1894–1995), American composer *Robert Anderson (playwright) (1917–2009), American playwright and screenwriter *Robert Anderson (singer) (1919–1995), African-American gospel singer and composer *Bobby Anderson (actor) (1933–2008), American actor and television producer *Robert Theodore Anderson (1934–2009), American organist, composer, and pedagogue *Robert G. W. Anderson (born 1944), historian, former director of the British Museum *Robert Mailer Anderson (born 1968), American novelist Law and politics *Robert Anderson (mayor) (fl. 1810s–1820s), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia *Robert Stirling Hore Ande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Anderson (editor And Biographer)
Robert Anderson (7 January 1750 – 20 February 1830) was a Scottish author and critic. Son of David Anderson, W.S., he was born at Carnwath, Lanarkshire. He studied first divinity and then medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and subsequently, after some experience as a surgeon, took his M.D. at the University of St Andrews in 1778. He began to practise as a physician at Alnwick in Northumberland, but he became financially independent by his marriage with the daughter of John Gray, and abandoned his profession for a literary life in Edinburgh. For several years his attention was occupied with his edition of ''The Works of the British Poets, with Prefaces Biographical and Critical'' (14 vols. 8vo, Edin., 1792–1807). His other publications were: *''The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D., with Memoirs of his Life and Writings'' (Edin., 1796) *''Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., with Critical Observations on his Works'' (Edin., 1815) *''The Works of John Moore, M.D., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |