Thomas David Anderson

Thomas David Anderson (6 February 1853 – 31 March 1932) was a Scottish amateur astronomer.

He was born at 28 Saxe-Coburg Place[1] in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, the son of John Anderson.

[2] When he was five years old, his father showed him Comet Donati, and his nanny also gave him an interest in astronomy.

In 1901, Anderson, Joseph Joachim Landerer, and Henri Chrétien jointly received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.

In 1954 the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh had an inscription added to his grave at Innerwick to recognise his discovery of three temporary and 53 variable stars.