Thomas Stevenson
Thomas Stevenson (born July 22, 1818 in Edinburgh , † May 8, 1887 ) was a Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder.
Life
He was the youngest son of Robert Stevenson and the brother of Alan and David Stevenson , who were also lighthouse builders. Thomas' son Robert Louis Stevenson , to the chagrin of his father, did not follow the family tradition, but gained fame as a writer .
Between 1854 and 1886 Thomas Stevenson designed more than thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland together with his brother David and later also with his son David Alan Stevenson . He also developed the " Stevenson screen " named after him and still used today to shield meteorological instruments from precipitation and heat radiation.
In 1848 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .
Kinship structure
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Robert Stevenson (1772-1850), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, father
- Alan Stevenson (engineer) (1807–1865), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, brother
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David Stevenson (engineer) (1815–1886), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, brother
- David Alan Stevenson (1854–1938), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, nephew
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Charles Alexander Stevenson (1855–1950), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, nephew
- Alan Stevenson (1891–1971), Scottish engineer and lighthouse builder, great-nephew
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Thomas Stevenson (1818-1887)
- Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish writer, son
Lighthouses by Thomas 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: Mc Arthur's Head
- 1862: St Abb's Head
- 1862: Butt of Lewis
- 1862: Holborn Head
- 1864: Monach islands
- 1865: Skervuile
- 1866: Auskerry
- 1869: Lochindaal
- 1870: Scurdie Ness
- 1871: Stoer Head
- 1872: Dubh Artach
- 1871: Turnberry
- 1875: Chicken Rock
- 1877, 1880: Lindisfarne
- 1885: Fidra
- 1886: Oxcar
- 1886: Ailsa Craig
Web links
- "Lighthouse Library" of the Northern Lighthouse Board (English) ( Memento from November 30, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed April 11, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stevenson, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish lighthouse builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1887 |