David Alan Stevenson
Civil engineer, Project participant
1854 – 1938
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Who was David Alan Stevenson?
David Alan Stevenson was a lighthouse engineer who built twenty six lighthouses in and around Scotland.
Born into the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, son of David Stevenson, brother of Charles Stevenson, and nephew of Thomas Stevenson, he was educated at Edinburgh University. Between 1885 and 1886 he built three lighthouses with his uncle, and over the following 50 years, built a further 23 with his brother. His cousin was Robert Louis Stevenson, and grandfather was Robert Stevenson.
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- Born
- 1854
Edinburgh - Parents
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- 1938
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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