Scottish civil engineer, lighthouse designer and meteorologist (1818–1887)
For other people named Thomas Stevenson, see Thomas Stevenson (disambiguation).
Thomas Stevenson
Stevenson in 1880
Born
(1818-07-22)22 July 1818
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
8 May 1887(1887-05-08) (aged 68)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation
Lighthouse engineer
Employer
Northern Lighthouse Board
Spouse
Maggie Balfour
(m. 1848)
Children
Robert Louis Stevenson
Parent(s)
Robert Stevenson (father) Jean Smith (mother)
Relatives
David Stevenson (brother) Alan Stevenson (brother)
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Thomas Stevenson PRSE MInstCE FRSSA FSAScot (22 July 1818 – 8 May 1887) was a pioneering Scottish civil engineer, lighthouse designer and meteorologist, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, as well as the Stevenson screen used in meteorology. His designs, celebrated as ground breaking, ushered in a new era of lighthouse creation.
He served as president of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (1859–60), as president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1884–86), and was a co-founder of the Scottish Meteorological Society.[1]
^Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index(PDF). Vol. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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