David Stevenson (engineer)
David Stevenson (born January 11, 1815 in Edinburgh , † July 17, 1886 ) was a Scottish engineer and designer of nearly thirty lighthouses around Scotland .
David came from a family of lighthouse builders in Scotland that had been started by his father. He built the lighthouses between 1854 and 1880 together with his brother Thomas Stevenson . His two sons, David Alan Stevenson and Charles Alexander Stevenson, continued his work.
In 1844 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .
In Japan he is known for his help for Richard Henry Brunton , where a number of earthquake-proof lighthouses were built using a new method .
Kinship structure
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Robert Stevenson (1772-1850), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, father
- Alan Stevenson (1807–1865), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, brother
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David Stevenson (1815-1886)
- David Alan Stevenson (1854–1938), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, son
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Charles Alexander Stevenson (1855–1950), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, son
- Alan Stevenson (1891–1971), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, grandson
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Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, brother
- Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish writer, nephew
Lighthouses by David Stevenson
- 1854: Whalsay Skerries
- 1854: Out Skerries
- 1854: Muckle Flugga
- 1854: Davaar
- 1857: Ushenish
- 1857: South Rona
- 1857: Kyleakin
- 1857: Ornsay
- 1857: Sound of Mull
- 1858: Cantick Head
- 1858: Bressay
- 1859: Ruvaal
- 1860: Corran Point
- 1860: Fladda
- 1861: McArthur's Head
- 1862: St Abb's Head
- 1862: Butt of Lewis
- 1862: Holborn Head
- 1862: Monach Islands
- 1865: Skervuile
- 1866: Auskerry
- 1869: Lochindaal
- 1870: Scurdie Ness
- 1870: Stour Head
- 1872: Dubh Artach
- 1873: Turnberry
- 1875: Chicken Rock
- 1877, 1880: Lindisfarne
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed April 11, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Stevenson, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish engineer and lighthouse designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1886 |