Brysson Cunningham

Dr Brysson Cunningham FRSE DSc MICE (1868-1950)[1] was a Scottish civil engineer and author specialising in harbour and dock design and operation. In the early 20th century he was generally viewed as the authority in this field.[2]

Life

Brysson Cunningham was born in December 1868.[3]

In 1890 he was appointed as a draughtsman at the Dock Yard, Liverpool Docks.[4] In 1908 he moved to work with the Port of London Authority.[4]

Brysson Cunningham also lectured on Waterways, Harbours and Docks at University College, London in the early 20th century.[citation needed]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1917, his proposers being William Dyce Cay, Ernest Romney Matthews, Benjamin Hall Blyth, and Sir Frank Watson Dyson.[5]

He died in September 1950.[6]

Publications

  • Mineral Shipments at British Ports (1904)[7]
  • First Stage Building Construction (1904)
  • A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering (1904)
  • The Dock and Harbour Engineer’s Reference Book (1914)
  • Port Administration and Operation (1925)
  • Cargo Handling at Ports (1926)
  • Port Economics (1926)
  • Port Studies (1928)
  • Estuary Channels and Embankments (1938)

References

  1. ^ "Cunningham, Brysson (1868-1950)". Trove. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ Barrett, M. G. (1992). Coastal zone planning and management : proceedings of the conference Coastal management '92--integrating coastal zone planning and management in the next century. co-sponsored by Institution of Civil Engineers, Fisheries and Food Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Great Britain. National Rivers Authority. London: T. Telford. ISBN 0-7277-1904-1. OCLC 28710592.
  3. ^ "Index entry - Births Dec 1868 - General Register Office (GRO) District:West Derby, Lancashire Volume:8b Page:491". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Brysson Cunningham - Graces Guide". Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Index entry - Deaths Sep 1950 - General Register Office (GRO) District:Eastbourne, Sussex Volume:5h Page:187". FreeBMD. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ Cassiers Magazine: August 1904 no.4, p.347-360