Basil Anderson

BASIL WILLIAM ANDERSON was the first director of the world’s first full-time gemstone testing laboratory, operating under the London Chamber of Commerce. His books include The Spectroscope and Gemmology and Gem Testing.

Anderson was named one of the 50 Most Influential Gemologists of all time by the French Association of Gemmology and was voted Vice President of the Gemmological Association in 1976. He held a first-class degree in Chemistry and Mineralogy from King’s College London.

Anderson led the British Gem Testing Laboratory from 1924 to 1975, served as a tutor for Gem-A’s Gemmological Diploma for many years, and was co-inventor of the Chelsea Colour Filter.

Basil Anderson’s books are published by GemStone Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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