Walter Anderson (folklorist)

Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson
	Walter Anderson around 1930
Born	10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1885; Minsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 August 1962 (aged 76); Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Nationality	Russian, Estonian, German
Alma mater	University of Saint Petersburg; University of Kazan; Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin;
Known for	the law of self-correction
Awards	Order of the White Star, 3rd class
	Scientific career
Fields	Folkloristics; Literary history; Numismatics;
Institutions	University of Kazan; University of Tartu; University of Königsberg; University of Kiel;
Thesis	Император и аббат: исторія одного народнаго анекдота
Notable students	Oskar Loorits; Isidor Levin; W. F. H. Nicolaisen;

Walter Arthur Alexander Anderson (Russian: Вальтер Николаевич Андерсон, romanized: Val'ter Nikolaevič Anderson; October 10 [O.S. September 28] 1885 – 23 August 1962) was a Baltic German ethnologist (folklorist) and numismatist.

Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson around 1930
Born	10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1885 Minsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 August 1962(1962-08-23) (aged 76) Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Nationality	Russian, Estonian, German
Alma mater	University of Saint Petersburg University of Kazan Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin
Known for	the law of self-correction
Awards	Order of the White Star, 3rd class
Scientific career
Fields	Folkloristics Literary history Numismatics
Institutions	University of Kazan University of Tartu University of Königsberg University of Kiel
Thesis	Император и аббат: исторія одного народнаго анекдота
Notable students	Oskar Loorits Isidor Levin W. F. H. Nicolaisen