Surname: Anderson Forename(s): John b. 1822. d. 1896. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet and minister of Kinnoull, Perth. Pseudonym: “J. A.,” “F. A. K.” Born at Newburgh,
Fife. Father was also a minister. Educated at the Universities of St. Andrews and
Edinburgh. Prolific periodical contributor. Publications include The Pleasures of Home. A Poem (1860), Sprigs of Heather; or, The Rambles of “May-Fly” with Old Friends (1884), Autumn Leaves (1893). Biographical information: David Herschell Edwards, Modern Scottish Poets, seventh series, D. H. Edwards, 1884, pp. 329-32. (AC)