Anderson, Robert

Description

Sir Robert Anderson (1841–1918); spymaster, detective chief, and author.

Birth

1841

Death

1918

Sex

M

Occupation

Author
Spymaster

Biography

Sir Robert Anderson (1841–1918; Oxford DNB); spymaster, detective chief, and author. Devoted himself to writing after resigning from Scotland Yard in 1901. Published religious criticism, works on crime and reminiscences.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/41262

Image Source

Stoneman, Walter. Portrait of Sir Robert Anderson. Platinum Print. James Russell & Sons, c. 1916. NPG Ax39125 © National Portrait Gallery, London. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93810/Sir-Robert-Anderson.

Files

1916-Anderson-Robert.jpg

Citation

“Anderson, Robert,” The History of the Society of Authors, 1884–1914, accessed April 20, 2024, https://historysoa.com/people/Anderson-Robert.

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