Alan Stevenson

Alan Stevenson
Born(1807-04-28)28 April 1807
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died23 December 1865(1865-12-23) (aged 58)
EducationRoyal High School, Edinburgh
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationLighthouse engineer
EmployerNorthern Lighthouse Board
Known forlighthouse design
Skerryvore Lighthouse
SpouseMargaret Scott Jones (1813–1895)
ChildrenRobert Alan Mowbray Stevenson
Jean Margaret Alan Stevenson
Dorothea Francis Alan Stevenson
Katharine Elizabeth Alan Stevenson
Parent(s)Robert Stevenson (father)
Jean Smith (mother)
RelativesDavid Stevenson (brother)
Thomas Stevenson (brother)
Robert Louis Stevenson (nephew)
Skerryvore Lighthouse
Alan Stevenson's grave, New Calton Cemetery

Alan Stevenson FRSE MInstCE (28 April 1807 – 23 December 1865) was a Scottish civil engineer, known for designing and building lighthouses in and around Scotland.[1]

  1. ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26427. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)