James Anderson FRSE FSAScot was a Scottish agriculturist, journalist and economist. A member of the Edinburgh Philosophical Society, Anderson was a prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He invented the Scotch plough. As a writer he adopted the nom de plume of Agricola.
- Occupation
- economist, journalist, writer, farmer
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- May 23, 1739
- Died
- October 15, 1808