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

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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 1 Collection or Record:

Item

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

Item

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

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Found in: Cambridge University Library / Sir Daniel Morris Collection: West Indian views

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