James Anderson FRSE FSA(Scot) (1739 - 1808) was a Scottish agriculturist, journalist and economist. A member of the Edinburgh Philosophical Society, he was a prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He invented the Scotch plough.
Anderson was born at Hermiston, Midlothian and while still young attended lectures on chemistry by William Cullen, at the University of Edinburgh. At the age of 15, after the death of his parents, he took over the working of the family farm.
In 1768 he moved to Aberdeenshire to manage the 1,300 acre farm of Monkshill on land owned by Mr. Udny of Udny under a long lease granted to him for the purpose of demonstating the benefits of improved agriculture.
In 1777 Anderson published An Enquiry into the Nature of tJames Anderson FRSE FSA(Scot) (1739 - 1808) was a Scottish agriculturist, journalist and economist. A member of the Edinburgh Philosophical Society, he was a prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He invented the Scotch plough.
Anderson was born at Hermiston, Midlothian and while still young attended lectures on chemistry by William Cullen, at the University of Edinburgh. At the age of 15, after the death of his parents, he took over the working of the family farm.
In 1768 he moved to Aberdeenshire to manage the 1,300 acre farm of Monkshill on land owned by Mr. Udny of Udny under a long lease granted to him for the purpose of demonstating the benefits of improved agriculture.
In 1777 Anderson published An Enquiry into the Nature of the Corn Laws, in which he anticipated David Ricardo's theory of rent. Some historians believe Anderson was the root source for Karl Marx's critique of capitalist agriculture.
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