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.
[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.