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Anderson, Tempest, 1846 - 1913 (surgeon and photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1846 - 1913

Biography

Tempest Anderson was born in York, son of Dr William C Anderson. He was educated at St Peter's York and University College London. He was a Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon at York County Hospital. Anderson was a expert on volcanoes and reported back on the eruptions in the West Indies in 1902 and 1907. He was a keen amateur photographer of volcanoes and mountains ('Who was who' 1988, p.11).

Publications:

Anderson, Tempest and Flett, John S (1902), 'Preliminary report on the recent eruption of the Soufrière in St. Vincent, and of a visit to Mont Pelée, in Martinique', London : Harrison [for the Society].

Anderson, Tempest (1903), 'Recent volcanic eruptions in the West Indies', London : William Clowes.

Anderson, Tempest and Flett, John S (1903), 'Report on the eruptions of the Soufrière in St. Vincent, in 1902, and on a visit to Montagne Pelée in Martinique', 'Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London', Series A, Mathematical and physical sciences, v. 200, p. 353-553 and v. 208, p. 275-332.

Anderson, Tempest (1903), 'Volcanic studies in many lands: being reproductions of photographs by the author of above one hundred actual objects, with explanatory notices', London : John Murray.

Anderson, Tempest (1907), 'The eruption of Vesuvius', Mexico City : Imprenta y fototipia de la Secretaria de Fomento.

Anderson, Tempest (1908), 'The volcanoes of Guatemala', London : Royal Geographical Society; Edward Stanford.

Anderson, Tempest (1910), 'The volcano of Matavanu in Savaii', [London : Geological Society].

Sources:

'Who was who' (1988). Sixth edition, volume 1 -1897-1915. London: A. and C. Black Ltd.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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In the fern forest near the Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii, 1904, 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/35
Scope and Contents 265 x 207 mm. A view showing a man standing amongst dense ferns and shrubs. The typewritten caption on the back of the mount reads (in full): 'In the fern forest near the Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii, 1904. Tempest Anderson 1909.The Volcano House at a height of about 4000 feet has a temperate climate, while at the sea level the heat is tropical. The low-lands are mostly cleared for sugar plantations; above this comes the forest zone reaching on the windward side to about the...
Dates: 1904
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Crater of the Soufrière, St Vincent [i.e. La Soufrière, Saint Vincent], from the south lip, 1907, 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/34
Scope and Contents 264 x 206 mm. A photograph taken by Tempest Anderson on his second visit to Saint Vincent to report on the disastrous eruptions of La Soufrière in 1902 and 1903. The image shows a view looking down into the water-filled crater of La Soufrière and showing the interbedded tuffs and lavas on the far side. The type-written caption on the rear of the print reads (in full): 'The Crater of the Soufrière, St Vincent, from the south lip. Tempest Anderson, 1907. The mountain was formerly known as...
Dates: 1907
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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