Grimshaw

Grimshaw

Grimshaw may refer to:

Art

*John Atkinson Grimshaw, a famous Victorian-era painter
*Nicholas Grimshaw, a prominent English architect

Chess

*Walter Grimshaw, a 19th century composer of chess problems
*Grimshaw (chess), a device found in chess problems, named after Walter Grimshaw

port

*Billy Grimshaw, English footballer
*Myron Grimshaw, a major league baseball player

Other

*John Elisha Grimshaw, an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Soto Grimshaw, an 19th Century Argentinian naturalist.
*Nick Grimshaw, a Television presenter and DJ
*Greg Grimshaw, a metallurgist and musician.
*Family Grimshaw, an historic family line starting in England.

Places

*Grimshaw, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
*Grimshaw, Lancashire, a hamlet in England

External links

* [http://www.grimshaworigin.org/GwInSurnameProfiler.htm Distribution of the Grimshaw surname in England (1881 and 1998)]


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  • Grimshaw — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836 1893), englischer Maler Nicholas Grimshaw, (*1939) britischer Architekt Walter Grimshaw, (1832 1890) britischer Autor von Schachproblemen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Grimshaw —   [ grɪmʃɔː], Nicholas Thomas, britischer Architekt, Städteplaner und Industriedesigner, * Hove 9. 10. 1939; studierte bis 1965 an der Architectural Association School in London, ab 1965 arbeitete er mit Terry Farrell zusammen, von dem er sich… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Grimshaw — Le Grimshaw est un thème de problèmes d échecs dans lequel deux pièces noires s interceptent mutuellement sur une même case. Le nom vient du compositeur de problème d échecs britannique du XIXe siècle Walter Grimshaw. Exemples de problème A …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Grimshaw — This is an English and Lancastrian surname. It is locational and originates from a now much diminished medieval village formerly called Grimshaw, and now known as Grimshaw Park, near the town of Blackburn. The place name means Grim s wood with… …   Surnames reference

  • Grimshaw — Original name in latin Grimshaw Name in other language State code CA Continent/City America/Edmonton longitude 56.18339 latitude 117.6027 altitude 598 Population 2560 Date 2008 04 11 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Grimshaw — /ˈgrɪmʃɔ/ (say grimshaw) noun Beatrice Ethel, 1870–1953, Australian writer, born in Ireland …  

  • Grimshaw (chess) — A Grimshaw is a device found in chess problems in which two black pieces arriving on a particular square mutually interfere with each other. It is named after the 19th century problem composer Walter Grimshaw.The theme can be understood by… …   Wikipedia

  • Grimshaw, Alberta — Infobox Settlement official name = Town of Grimshaw other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo = citylogo size = mapsize =… …   Wikipedia

  • Grimshaw Hall — Built in c.1560, Grimshaw Hall (gbmapping|SP184774) is a half timbered Tudor manor house located in the village of Knowle, approximately 15 miles from the city of Birmingham, England. The Hall takes its name from the Grimshaw family who occupied… …   Wikipedia

  • Grimshaw family — The Grimshaw family originated [ [http://www.grimshaworigin.org/ Grimshaw Origins History ] ] in Lancashire in the northwest part of England, apparently around 1000 A.D. There appear to be no records of family lines, however, for the first 200 to …   Wikipedia

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