D. Alan Stevenson

D. Alan Stevenson
Born(1891-02-07)7 February 1891
Died22 December 1971(1971-12-22) (aged 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)engineer, architect
EmployerNorthern Lighthouse Board
SpouseJessie MacLaggan
Parent(s)Charles Alexander Stevenson (father)
Margaret Sherriff (mother)
The grave of David Alan Stevenson, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
Stevenson's 1950 book The Triangular Stamps of Cape of Good Hope.

David Alan Stevenson FRSE, F.I.C.E., FRSGS (7 February 1891 – 22 December 1971) was a lighthouse engineer from the famous Stevenson lighthouse-builder family[1] and noted amateur philatelist.

In 1951, Stevenson was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work The Triangular Stamps of Cape of Good Hope.[2][3]

  1. ^ "D Alan Stevenson". DSA Architect Biography Report. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ^ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 3.
  3. ^ Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013. Archived here.