Brysson Cunningham

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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

^ "Cunningham, Brysson (1868-1950)". Trove. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Index entry - Births Dec 1868 - General Register Office (GRO) District:West Derby, Lancashire Volume:8b Page:491". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Brysson Cunningham - Graces Guide". Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Index entry - Deaths Sep 1950 - General Register Office (GRO) District:Eastbourne, Sussex Volume:5h Page:187". FreeBMD. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ Cassiers Magazine: August 1904 no.4, p.347-360