George Buchanan (engineer, born 1790)
George Buchanan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1790 |
| Died | 30 October 1852 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse | Charlotte Barnard (sister-in-law of Michael Faraday) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | civil |
| Institutions | President of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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 and the Granton to Edinburgh tunnel.