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Following his death in 1995 at the age of seventy-two, the estate of the late Alexander John Anderson realised some 1.3 million dollars which it bestowed upon the University of Sydney in 1997. The Alexander John Anderson Bequest was funded the maintenance of the Anderson Personal Library, and the digitisation and maintenance of the John Anderson Archive, an archive of manuscripts, images, recordings and materials relating to the works and life of Alexander John Anderson's father, Professor John Anderson. John Anderson held the position of Challis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney from 1927 - 1958.