Background
Anderson, George was born on January 25, 1913 in Arbroath, Scotland. Son of George Anderson and Margaret Gordon Wishart.
Anderson, George was born on January 25, 1913 in Arbroath, Scotland. Son of George Anderson and Margaret Gordon Wishart.
Arbroath High School, Saint Andrews, Cambridge and Lund Universities.
Assistant Tutor Richmond College, Surrey 1939-1941. Royal Air Force Chaplain 1941-1946. Lecturer in Old Testament Languages and Literature, Handsworth College Birmingham 1946-1956.
Lecturer in Old Testament Literature and Theology, University of Saint Andrews 1956-1958.
Professor, of Old Testament Studies, University of Durham 1958-1962. Professor, of Old Testament Literature and Theology, University of Edinburgh 1962-1968, of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies 1968-1982.
Speaker’s Lecturer in Biblical Studies, University of Oxford 1976-1980. Professor Emeritus since 1982.
Married 1st Edith Joyce Marjorie Walter in 1941 (deceased). Married 2nd Anne Phyllis Walter in 1959.