| Sir David Anderson | |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
| Birth Date: | 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Leven, Fife |
| Death Date: | 1953 |
| Discipline: | Civil, |
| Institutions: | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), |
Sir David Anderson (6 July 1880 - 27 March 1953)[1] was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer.[2]
Anderson was born in 1880 at Leven, Fife, Scotland.[3] In 1921, on his return from Army service, Anderson joined a partnership with fellow engineers Basil Mott and David Hay, forming the company Mott Hay and Anderson.[4] Mott, Hay and Anderson traded until 1989, when it merged with Sir M MacDonald & Partners to form Mott MacDonald.
Anderson was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the November 1943 to November 1944 session.[5] He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1951.