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Richard Henry Brunton FRGS MICE (26 December 1841 – 24 April 1901) was the so-called " Father of Japanese lighthouses ". Brunton was born in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland. [1] He was employed by the government of Meiji period Japan as a foreign advisor ( o-yatoi gaikokujin ), primarily to build lighthouses.
Learn about Richard Henry Brunton, the \"Father of Japanese Lighthouses\", who designed and constructed 26 western-style lighthouses along the coast of Japan in the Meiji Period. Discover his achievements, his legacy, and the locations of his lighthouses.
Special To The Japan Times. Jul 22, 2017. Richard Henry Brunton was a Scottish engineer who came to Japan in 1868, one of a number of o-yatoi-gaikokujin — foreigners hired to help Japan...
31 de ene. de 2014 · Richard Henry Brunton and the Japan Lights 1868–1876, a brilliant and abrasive engineer. Transactions of the Newcomen Society: Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 217-228. (1991).
Richard Henry Brunton was a 26-year-old railway engineer. The Stevensons thought his temperament and expertise made him perfect for the job. They gave him a crash course in lighthouse engineering at their Edinburgh HQ before he set sail for Japan in June, 1868, with his wife, baby daughter and two assistants.
Brunton, (Richard) Henry ( 1841–1901 ), civil engineer, was born at Muchalls, Aberdeenshire, on 26 December 1841, the son of Richard Brunton, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and his wife, Margaret, née Telfer. In 1856, after private schooling in Scotland, he trained as an engineer, completing his articles under John Willet of Aberdeen in 1860.
1 de oct. de 2023 · The Mikomotojima Lighthouse in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, was designed by Richard Henry Brunton, a Scotsman who was employed by the Meiji government to build lighthouses across Japan in...
