Thomas Stevenson | |
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 Stevenson in 1880 | |
| Born | 22 July 1818 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 8 May 1887 (aged 68) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Lighthouse engineer |
| Employer | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Spouse |
Maggie Balfour (m. 1848) |
| Children | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Parent(s) | Robert Stevenson (father) Jean Smith (mother) |
| Relatives | David Stevenson (brother) Alan Stevenson (brother) |
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Thomas Stevenson PRSE MInstCE FRSSA FSAScot (22 July 1818 – 8 May 1887) was a pioneering Scottish civil engineer, lighthouse designer and meteorologist, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, as well as the Stevenson screen used in meteorology. His designs, celebrated as ground breaking, ushered in a new era of lighthouse creation.
He served as president of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (1859–60), as president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1884–86), and was a co-founder of the Scottish Meteorological Society.[1]
He was the father of writer Robert Louis Stevenson.
- ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.