Ernest_Masson_Anderson

Ernest Masson Anderson

Ernest Masson Anderson

Scottish geologist

Ernest Masson Anderson FRSE FGS (1877–1960) was a Scottish geologist.

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Ernest was born in Falkirk and educated at Falkirk High School and the High School of Dundee before attending the University of Edinburgh, where he received a B.Sc. in 1897, an M.A. in mathematics and natural philosophy in 1898, and a D.Sc. in 1933.[1]

He is known for his contribution to the dynamic analysis of faulting, set out in his book The Dynamics of Faulting and Dyke Formation with Applications to Britain (1951).[2]

Anderson joined the Geological Survey of Great Britain in 1903 and remained with them until his retirement, except for his period of war service from 1916-1917.[3] From 1922 to 1928 he was Senior Geologist to HM Geological Survey (Scotland).

He died in Edinburgh in 1960.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Anderson, E. M. (1933). "Earth contraction and mountain building". Gerlands Beiträge zur Geophysik. hdl:1842/26095.
  2. [2]
    David Healy, Richard H. Sibson, Zoe Shipton and Robert Butler, 2012. Stress, faulting, fracturing and seismicity: the legacy of Ernest Masson Anderson. -- Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v.367: 1-6; doi: 10.1144/SP367.1
  3. [3]
    Healy, David; Sibson, Richard H.; Shipton, Zoe; Butler, Robert (2012). "Stress, faulting, fracturing and seismicity: the legacy of Ernest Masson Anderson". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 367 (1): 1–6. Bibcode:2012GSLSP.367....1H. doi:10.1144/sp367.1. S2CID 131394657.
  4. [4]
    "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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