Adam Anderson AM LLD FRSE (27 June 1783 – 5 December 1846) was a Scottish physicist and encyclopedist. He was the rector of Perth Academy from 1811 to 1839, and Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy 1839 to 1846 at St Andrews University. Anderson designed and supervised the construction of Perth Water Works, and supervised the construction of the royal burgh's gasworks. He died on 5 December 1846, aged 63, and is buried in the south-east section of Greyfriars Burial Ground in Perth.