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d. 1864
I couldn’t verify which John Anderson this refers to from the name and death year alone. There appear to be several historical people with that name, and I don’t want to guess.

by John Anderson
The entry "John Anderson d. 1864" is too ambiguous to build a reliable author profile from confirmed sources alone. My searches turned up multiple people named John Anderson, including non-authors and later writers, but I couldn’t confidently match the exact person intended.
If you can share one more clue — for example a book title, profession, nationality, middle name, or approximate birth year — I can create a clean, accurate "About the Author" summary and look for a suitable portrait image.