George Buchanan (engineer born 1790)
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George Buchanan FRSE FRSSA (c. 1790, Montrose
– 30 October 1852) was a Scottish civil engineer
and land surveyor who worked primarily on bridges and harbours. He supervised the construction of the Scotland Street tunnel
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He was the third son of the classical scholar David Buchanan (1745–1812), a printer and publisher in Montrose. His elder brothers were David Buchanan (1779–1848) and William Buchanan (1781–1863). His son George Buchanan (1834–1902) was also a noted civil engineer.
He was considered a legal authority on salmon fishing disputes.
Montrose, Angus
Montrose is a coastal resort town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 38 miles north of Dundee between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers...
– 30 October 1852) was a Scottish civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and land surveyor who worked primarily on bridges and harbours. He supervised the construction of the Scotland Street tunnel
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
The Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, which later became the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway, was a railway in Edinburgh. It carried passengers and freight between the city centre and the northern ports. It was Edinburgh's second railway, after the Duke of Buccleuch's Edinburgh and...
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He was the third son of the classical scholar David Buchanan (1745–1812), a printer and publisher in Montrose. His elder brothers were David Buchanan (1779–1848) and William Buchanan (1781–1863). His son George Buchanan (1834–1902) was also a noted civil engineer.
He was considered a legal authority on salmon fishing disputes.