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Known for. Lighthouses. 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]
- British
- Civil engineer, railway engineer, foreign advisor to Japan
- 23 April 1901 (aged 59), London, England
- Thomas Blake Glover. Any list of Scots who have influenced Japan has to include the name Thomas Blake Glover. The merchant from Fraserburgh in the north of Scotland, is probably, even in 2022, the most well-known Scot in Japan.
- Alexander Cameron Sim. Any fans of the wondrous Japanese soft drink ramune might well have, at one point, asked themselves who invented this miracle beverage.
- W.K. Burton. Edinburgh-born Burton, something of a polymath, became one of the most prominent foreign influencers in Japan during the Meiji Period. In addition to designing Tokyo’s first-ever skyscraper, Ryounkaku in Asakusa which was built in 1890 and later leveled during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, Burton was responsible for planning and overseeing the water and drainage systems of several cities in Japan including the capital.
- Richard Henry Brunton. “The father of Japanese lighthouses,” Brunton was employed by the Meiji government as an adviser. The 26 lighthouses, constructed by Brunton, across Japan became known as “Brunton’s children” and some of them are still standing today.
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.
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Richard Henry Brunton (1841-1901) was a Scottish engineer responsible for the design and construction of 26 lighthouses along the coast of Japan during the early Meiji Period. He is known as the "Father of Japanese 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...
Jan 31, 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).
Schoolmaster to an Empire: Richard Henry Brunton in Meiji Japan, 1868-1876 (Contributions to the Study of World History #1) | mitpressbookstore. R. Henry Brunton (Editor), Edward R. Beauchamp (Editor) $95.00. Publication Date: July 17th, 1991. Publisher: Praeger. ISBN: 9780313277955. Pages: 200. Quantity. Add to wishlist. Available Formats.
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