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. "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