Eric Anderson (teacher)

Sir Eric Anderson KT FRSE
Born	William Eric Kinloch Anderson (1936-05-27)27 May 1936
Died	22 April 2020(2020-04-22) (aged 83)
Education	George Watson's College
Alma mater	University of St Andrews (MA) Balliol College, Oxford (MLitt)
Occupation	Academic
Spouse	Poppy Mason
Children	2 including David Anderson

Sir William Eric Kinloch Anderson KT FRSE (27 May 1936 – 22 April 2020) was a British teacher and educator, who was head master of Eton College from 1980 to 1994 and provost of Eton College from September 2000 to January 2009. He is notable also for having played a part in the education of a King and four Prime Ministers, at four separate educational institutions (two in Scotland and two in England).

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Life and career

Anderson was born on 27 May 1936^[1] and schooled at George Watson's College, Edinburgh. He graduated from the University of St Andrews with first-class honours in English language and literature and then a Master of Letters (MLitt) degree from Balliol College, University of Oxford.

During his early career, Anderson taught at Fettes College in Edinburgh^[2] and at Gordonstoun where he taught Prince Charles and directed him as Macbeth in the school play. He moved back to Fettes (1966-70) and then to be headmaster at Abingdon School (1970–75),^[3] Shrewsbury School (1975–80) and Eton College (1980–94)^[4] and he was rector of Lincoln College, Oxford (1994–2000), when its undergraduate students included Rishi Sunak. He was chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund (1998–2001) and provost of Eton College (2000–2009).

At Fettes, he was Prime Minister Tony Blair's housemaster. Blair subsequently named Anderson in a 1997 advertising campaign run by the Teacher Training Agency, entitled "No one forgets a good teacher". He was Head Master of Eton while David Cameron and Boris Johnson were there,^[3] as well as Rory Stewart, Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Olympic oarsman Matthew Pinsent and the actors Dominic West and Damian Lewis. He was a supporter of the direct grant system.^[4]^[3]

The Clarendon Press published Anderson's edition of The Journal of Sir Walter Scott in 1972 and he became a trustee of Scott's Abbotsford during its refurbishment. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1985 and, in 2002, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle.^[5]

He retired as provost of Eton on 30 January 2009,^[6] and was succeeded by William Waldegrave.^[4]

His other positions included visitor at Harris Manchester College, Oxford; member of the visiting committee of Harvard University Memorial Church; trustee of the Royal Collection Trust; and chairman of Cumberland Lodge. He received honorary degrees from the University of St Andrews, Hull, Siena, Birmingham, the University of Aberdeen and Buckingham.^[7]

Personal life

Anderson was the son of William James Kinloch Anderson, proprietor of the Edinburgh-based kilt-making business Kinloch Anderson, and Margaret Gouinlock Harper. He was married to Elizabeth ("Poppy") Anderson, daughter of William and Mary Mason of Skipton.^[8] Their son is David Anderson (Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC), and their daughter Kate is married to Will Gompertz.^[9]

He was an honorary Old Abingdonian and in 2018 accompanied Poppy, Kate and Will Gompertz, to open Beech Court at Abingdon School.^[3] Anderson died on 22 April 2020 at the age of 83, two days after his 60th wedding anniversary.^[10]^[3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Eric Anderson
Motto Ad Meliora^[11]

References

^ "Birthday's today". The Daily Telegraph. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014. Sir Eric Anderson, Provost of Eton College, 2000–09, 77 years old
^ "Sir Eric Anderson". Fettes College. 24 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sir Eric Anderson". Abingdon School. 24 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sir Eric Anderson Obituary". Eton College. 24 April 2020.
^ "No. 56780". The London Gazette. 12 December 2002. pp. 15113–15114.
^ Profile: Sir Eric Anderson, KT, FRSE, Debrett's
^ "HRH The Duchess of Rothesay joins University 'family'". University of Aberdeen.
^ Field, Ron. "Sir William Eric Kinloch Anderson". Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ "Will Gompertz: 'We are all artists. We just have to believe it. That's what artists do'". Evening Standard.
^ Anderson, David [@bricksilk] (23 April 2020). "My father, a fine teacher, died yesterday..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ . Lyon Court https://nitter.cz/LyonCourt/search?f=tweets&q=eric+anderson&since=&until=&near=. Retrieved 14 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Academic offices
Preceded by Michael William McCrum	Head Master of Eton College 1980–1994	Succeeded by John Lewis
Preceded by Maurice Shock	Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford 1994–2000	Succeeded by Paul Langford
Preceded by Sir Antony Acland	Provost of Eton 2000–2009	Succeeded by William Waldegrave

v t e Head Masters of Eton College since 1711
Andrew Snape Henry Bland William George William Cooke John Sumner Edward Barnard John Foster Jonathan Davies George Heath Joseph Goodall John Keate Edward Craven Hawtrey Charles Old Goodford Edward Balston James John Hornby Edmond Warre Edward Lyttelton Cyril Alington Claude Aurelius Elliott Robert Birley Anthony Chenevix-Trench Michael McCrum Eric Anderson John Lewis Tony Little Simon Henderson
For Head Masters prior to 1711, see List of Head Masters of Eton College

v t e Provosts of Eton College
Henry Sever William Waynflete John Clerk William Westbury Thomas Barker Henry Bost Roger Lupton Roger Aldrich Sir Thomas Smith Henry Cole William Bill Richard Bruerne William Day Sir Henry Savile Thomas Murray Henry Wotton Richard Steward Francis Rous Nicholas Lockyer Nicholas Monck John Meredith Richard Allestree Zachary Cradock Henry Godolphin Henry Bland Stephen Sleech Edward Barnard William Hayward Roberts Jonathan Davies Joseph Goodall John Lonsdale Francis Hodgson Edward Craven Hawtrey Charles Old Goodford James John Hornby Edmond Warre Montague Rhodes James Lord Hugh Cecil Henry Marten Claude Aurelius Elliott Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield Antony Acland Eric Anderson William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill

Rectors of Lincoln College, Oxford

William Chamberleyn, 1429–34
John Beke, 1434–61
John Tristropp, 1461–79
George Strangways, 1480–8
William Bethome, 1488–93
Thomas Bank, 1493–1503
Thomas Drax, 1503–19
John Cottisford, 1519–39
Hugh Weston, 1539–56
Christopher Hargreaves, 1556–8
Henry Henshaw, 1558–60
Francis Babington, 1560–3
John Bridgewater, 1563–74
John Tatham, 1574–6
John Underhill, 1577–90
Richard Kilby, 1590–1620
Paul Hood, 1621–68
Nathaniel Crew, 1668–72
Thomas Marshall, 1672–85
Fitzherbert Adams, 1685–1719
John Morley, 1719–31
Euseby Isham, 1731–55
Richard Hutchins, 1755–81
Charles Mortimer, 1781–4
John Horner, 1784–92
Edward Tatham, 1792–1834
John Radford, 1834–51
James Thompson, 1851–60
Mark Pattison, 1861–84
William Walter Merry, 1884–1918
John Arthur Ruskin Munro, 1919–44
Keith Anderson Hope Murray, 1944–
Walter Fraser Oakeshott, 1953-72
Burke Trend, 1973-83
Vivian Hubert Howard Green, 1983-87
Maurice Shock, 1987-94
Eric Anderson, 1994-2000
Paul Langford, 2000-12
Henry Woudhuysen, 2012

This page was last edited on 22 December 2023, at 20:15

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