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3 unusual facts about John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley


Clan Anderson

In the 20th century the name is remembered for the famous Anderson shelters, a type of bomb shelter that was designed by John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, during World War II.

Hitler's British Girl

According to the film, Unity's father persuaded Home Secretary Sir John Anderson not to do so.

John Anderson, FRS

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882–1958), British civil servant and politician, was an honorary Fellow of the Royal Society but did not use 'FRS' after his name


1938–39 FA Cup

Portsmouth won 4–1, with goals from Bert Barlow, John Anderson and two by Cliff Parker.

1947–48 FA Cup

Stanley Matthews was playing his first season for Blackpool and they led the favourites 2-1 only to lose to United, who hadn't appeared in an FA Cup Final for 39 years, won 4–2, with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson.

ACT-R

In fact, John Anderson usually credits Allen Newell as the major source of influence over his own theory.

Anderson Icefalls

Named by the British Antarctic Expedition probably for Mr. Anderson of the firm, John Anderson and Sons, Engineers, who owned Lyttelton Foundry, and took great interest in the expedition.

Australian International School Singapore

The school was officially opened by then Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, John Anderson and Singapore's then Acting Minister for Education, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Cognitive tutor

In proposing the model, John Anderson presented evidence that by modeling procedural knowledge as production rules we can directly observe student learning; the more opportunities students have to use a given production rule the faster and more accurately they can apply it.

Fred Carter, Jr.

Carter provide numerous memorable guitar performances including "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel, "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal" by John Anderson, "I've Always Been Crazy" and "Whistlers and Jugglers" by Waylon Jennings.

Jerry Salley

To date, he has had 300 songs recorded in his career, including by Reba McEntire ("I'm Gonna Take That Mountain"), Wild Rose ("Breaking New Ground"), John Anderson ("I Fell in the Water"), Wade Hayes ("How Do You Sleep at Night"), and ten (10) top twenty gospel songs.

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley

Meanwhile he became Chairman of the Port of London authority in 1946 and Chairman of the Royal Opera House in March the same year.

John Anderson, FRS

John Stuart Anderson (1908–1990), British inorganic chemist who also worked in Australia

Lawrence Springborg

Springborg's proposal ran into early hurdles when John Howard, John Anderson, and other Federal Coalition identities dismissed the idea of a state-level merger.

Let Somebody Else Drive

"Let Somebody Else Drive" is a song written by Merle Kilgore and Mack Vickery, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson.

Malcolm Jameson

His novella "Blind Alley", first published in the June 1943 issue of Unknown, was the basis for the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" starring Albert Salmi, John Anderson, and Julie Newmar.

Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet

During the first quarter of the 19th-century, Abercromby purchased most of the town and lands of Fermoy in Ireland from fellow Scotsman John Anderson.

The George Michael Sports Machine

In 2011, Czarniak left WRC to take a position at ESPN and initially was an overnight anchor at ESPNews before becoming a fixture on SportsCenter, where she anchors the 6 PM broadcast with John Anderson.

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus andersoni

The specific name, andersonii, is in honor of Scottish zoologist John Anderson, who worked in India 1864-1886 and was the first curator of the Indian Museum in Calcutta (now called Kolkata).

Undergraduate gowns in Scotland

A significant example of this is the actions of John Anderson, a professor at the University of Glasgow and founder of what went on to become the University of Strathclyde.

Viscount Waverley

It was created in 1952 for the civil servant and politician Sir John Anderson, who served variously as Governor of Bengal, Member of Parliament, Lord Privy Seal, Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Would You Catch a Falling Star

"Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson.


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