Annand was born 21 August 1920 in
Uddingston,
Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the younger brother of the painter and film-maker
Louise Gibson Annand (MacFarquhar) and like his sister was educated at the
Hamilton Academy school, where their father was English principal. Graduating in 1940 from the
University of Glasgow, with first class honours in mechanical engineering. After graduation, in the first year of
World War II, Annand began his career engaged in aircraft performance analysis at the government research facility at Boscombe Park. In 1947 he took up a post with
Rolls-Royce becoming, before his 30th birthday, head of the section, involved with military research. Subsequently, he transferred to the Rolls-Royce motor-car division at
Crewe, where he was the assistant chief development officer. and in 1974, with G E Rowe, he published
Gas Flow in the Internal Combustion Engine. Annand was awarded a
DSc in 1972. In the same year he was sponsored by the
British Council, as visiting professor in engineering at the
Middle East Technical University, at
Ankara, Turkey. In 1973 he was seconded to head University of Manchester new Pollution Research Unit, returning to the Mechanical Engineering department in 1978. Annand retired from the University of Manchester in 1987 as reader in mechanical engineering. He married Margot Carter, and together they had two daughters. He was a keen
chess player and
stamp collector. He died at
Biddulph, Staffordshire, on 26 August 2002. == References ==