Peter Maltitz Anderson was a South African mining engineer.

He was president of the South African Chamber of Mines

South African Chamber of Mines

The Chamber of Mines is a South African mining-industry employer organisation. It was founded on 7 December 1887 in Johannesburg. Its members include famous South African mining houses such as Anglo American De Beers, Goldfields and Harmony....

 in 1925, 1930, 1933, 1937 and 1940/1.

Personal life

He received an honorary Doctorate of Science in Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1930. He was married to Evelyn Elizabeth Anderson (nee Gatherall) and had five children. He named the town of Evander

Evander, Mpumalanga

Evander is a town in the Mpumalanga, South Africa 8km north west of Secunda. The town was founded in 1955 when the Union Corporation started its mining activities and was originally part of the Bethal district...

 after her.

Anderson died in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

.