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

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