6-450: William Dyce Cay , MICE FRSE (28 March 1838 – 13 December 1925) was a Scottish civil engineer. He was responsible for the majority of late 19th century works to Aberdeen harbour. He was described by his cousin, James Clerk Maxwell , as a "watery engineer". He was born the son of Robert Dundas Cay, an Edinburgh lawyer, and Isabella Dyce (1811–1852). In 1844 the family moved to Hong Kong following his father's appointment as Registrar to
12-535: The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Scotland's national academy of science and letters , judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. As of 2016 there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use
18-716: The post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. Examples of current fellows include Peter Higgs and Jocelyn Bell Burnell . Previous fellows have included Melvin Calvin , Benjamin Franklin , James Clerk Maxwell , James Watt , Thomas Reid , and Andrew Lawrence . A comprehensive biographical list of Fellows from 1783–2002 has been published by
24-719: The Supreme Court of that city. His mother died there as the result of injuries from a carriage accident in 1852 and is buried in the Happy Valley Cemetery in Victoria, Hong Kong. William returned to Edinburgh soon after this, to study mathematics at Edinburgh University , winning the prestigious Straiton Gold Medal in 1856. He then moved to Belfast to serve as an apprentice engineer under Lord Kelvin's brother, James Thomson. On completion of his training in 1858 he began to specialise in harbour design, and spent
30-500: The artist and Professor Robert Dyce . His cousin (through his father's sister) was James Clerk Maxwell . They were close friends and Cay served as Maxwell's best man upon his marriage. This article about a Scottish engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ( FRSE ) is an award granted to individuals that
36-464: The bulk of his working life improving Aberdeen's docks and harbours. From 1873 he was assisted by James Barron who later set up as an independent harbour engineer. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1882. In 1890 he obtained a house on Blackford Road in Edinburgh . He died at Folkestone , Kent on 13 December 1925. His uncles (his mother's brothers) were William Dyce
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