Nimmo (name)
Nimmo is a surname of Scottish origin. People with that name include: * Alexander Nimmo (17831832), Scottish engineer and architect * Alison Nimmo (born 1964), Chief Executive of the Crown Estate * Bill Nimmo (19172011), American television and radio personality * Bob Nimmo (19222005), American military officer and politician * Brad Nimmo (born 1959), Australian footballer * Brandon Nimmo (born 1993), American baseball outfielder * Derek Nimmo (193099), English character actor * Dorothy Nimmo (19322001), British poet * Emsley Nimmo (born 1953), Scottish Episcopalian priest * Francis Nimmo (born before 1993), British planetary scientist * Ian Nimmo (born 1985), Scottish rugby player * James Nimmo (191284), Australian public servant and policy maker * Jenny Nimmo (born 1944), English author of children's books * John Nimmo (other), multiple people * Julie Wilson Nimmo (born 1974), Scottish actress * Lance Nimmo (born 1982), American football player * Les Nimmo (1897†...
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Alexander Nimmo
Alexander Nimmo FRSE MRIA MICE HFGS (1783 – January 20, 1832) was a Scottish civil engineer and geologist active in early 19th-century Ireland. Life and career Nimmo was born in Cupar, Fife in 1783, the son of a watchmaker, and grew up in Kirkcaldy. He may have been educated at Kirkcaldy Burgh School, then studied at the University of St Andrews and University of Edinburgh. His first role was as Rector of Inverness Royal Academy in 1802, aged only 19. Around 1805, he became a Commissioner for the Scottish Boundaries Commission. In 1811 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his contributions to marine geology. His proposers were George Steuart Mackenzie, Alexander Christison, and Thomas Allan. From 1811, he worked in Ireland as an engineer, with his first major task being for the Commission for the Reclamation of Irish Bogs. This was apparently on the recommendation of Thomas Telford. In 1814, he designed a new harbour at Dunmore in Waterford. ...
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