Naismith, Nasmith, Nasmyth, or Naysmith may refer to:

General

Naismith's Rule Naismith's rule helps with the planning of a walking or hiking expedition by calculating how long it will take to travel the intended route, including any extra time taken when walking uphill. This rule of thumb was devised by William W. Naismith, ...

, used in hiking *

Nasmyth telescope The Nasmyth telescope, also called Nasmyth–Cassegrain or Cassegrain–Nasmyth, is a reflecting telescope developed by the Scottish inventor James Nasmyth in 1845. It is a modified form of a Cassegrain telescope, with light reflected sideways ...

* Primary enamel cuticle, also known as ''Nasmyth's membrane''

Places

* Naismith, Montana *

Nasmyth (crater) Nasmyth is a lunar impact crater located near the southwestern limb of the Moon. It is attached to the southeast rim of the flooded crater Wargentin, and the southern half is overlain by the larger Phocylides. The rim of Nasmyth is worn and im ...

on the Moon

Companies

* McClure Naismith, Scottish commercial solicitors *

Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, originally called The Bridgewater Foundry, specialised in the production of heavy machine tools and locomotives. It was located in Patricroft, in Salford England, close to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, th ...

(1836–1850), production of heavy machine tools and locomotives, later James Nasmyth and Company (1850–1857), Patricroft Ironworks (1857–1867), Nasmyth, Wilson and Company (1867–1940)

People

Naismith (Nasmith, Nasmyth, Naysmith) is an occupational

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

for a cutler, and may refer to:

Naismith

* Alby Naismith (1917–1981), Australian rules footballer * Charlie Naismith (1881–unknown), Australian rules footballer *

James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Scottish-Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United State ...

(1861–1939), Canadian sports coach and innovator, inventor of basketball * James Naismith (chemist) (born 1968), chemical biologist * Jason Naismith (born 1994), Scottish footballer *

Jon Naismith Jon Naismith (born 1965)England and Wales, Birth Index 1916-2005 is a producer mainly known for his work on BBC Radio, primarily comedy, including ''You'll Have Had Your Tea'', '' The Unbelievable Truth'' and '' About a Dog''. Since 1991 he has ...

(born 1965), British television producer * Joseph Nasmith (1850–1904), British consulting engineer and author *

Kal Naismith Kal Alexander Naismith (born 18 February 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Luton Town Football Club. A Rangers youth graduate, Naismith made his breakthrough into the first team in the 2012–13 season, after loan spell ...

(born 1992), Scottish footballer *

Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films '' Scrooge'' (1970) and the children's ghost fil ...

(1908–1992), English actor *

Lindley Naismith Lindley Rae Naismith is a New Zealand architect. She established Scarlet Architects and went on to co-create the Scarlet Prize in Architecture. Naismith has performed the role of judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award as well as the ...

, New Zealand architect *

Sharon Naismith Sharon Linda Naismith is an Australian clinical neuropsychologist who researches aging, dementia, and cognitive decline. She is the Leonard P. Ullman Chair in Psychology at the University of Sydney School of Psychology. Sharon founded the Health ...

, Australian clinical neuropsychologist *

Steven Naismith Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish professional association football, football coach and former player. Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with the Ayrshire side wher ...

(born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Wally Naismith Walter Henry "Wally" Naismith (31 May 1881 – 9 January 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the twin brother of Fitzroy pl ...

(1881–1954), Australian rules footballer * William W. Naismith (1856–1935), Scottish mountaineer

Nasmith

David Nasmith David Nasmith (March 1799 – 17 November 1839) founded The City Mission, City Mission Movement in the UK, the US and in Europe. Biography Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Nasmith began life in manufacturing as an apprentice. He set up The Young Men' ...

(1799–1839), founder of the City Mission Movement *

David Dunbar-Nasmith Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith, (21 February 1921 – 15 September 1997) was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary. Naval career Born the son of Admiral Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Dunbar-Nasmith joined the Royal Navy as a ...

(1921–1997), Royal Navy admiral *

James Nasmith James Nasmith (1740–1808) was an English clergyman, academic and antiquary. Life The son of a carrier who came from Scotland, and plied between Norwich and London, he was born at Norwich late in 1740. He was sent by his father to Amsterdam fo ...

(1740–1808), English clergyman, academic and antiquary *

James Dunbar-Nasmith Sir James Duncan Dunbar-Nasmith (15 March 1927 – 18 March 2023) was a British conservation architect. James Dunbar-Nasmith was born in Devon, the son of Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, (1883–1965) and Beatrix Justina Dunbar-Dunbar-R ...

(1927–2023), British conservation architect *

Martin Nasmith Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, (1 April 1883 – 29 June 1965) was a Royal Navy officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ...

, later Martin Dunbar-Nasmith (1883–1965), Royal Navy admiral, recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Ted Nasmith Ted Nasmith (born 1956) is a Canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer. He is best known as an illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien's works ''The Hobbit'', ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Silmarillion''. Tolkien praised and comment ...

(born 1950s), Canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer

Nasmyth

Sir James Nasmyth, 1st Baronet Sir James Nasmyth, 1st Baronet (1656 - 1720), also known as James Naesmith, was a successful Scottish lawyer. Life He was the son of John Nasmyth and his wife, Isabella, daughter of Sir James Murray, Lord Philiphaugh. He was admitted advocate in ...

(died 1720), Scottish lawyer *

Sir James Nasmyth, 2nd Baronet Sir James Nasmyth, 2nd Baronet ( – 4 February 1779), also known as Naesmyth, of Dawyck and Posso, Peebleshire, was a Scottish botanist and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1732 and 1741. Early life Nasmyth was the eldest son ...

(c. 1704–1779), Scottish botanist and politician, son of 1st Baronet *

Alexander Nasmyth Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 175810 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and Landscape art, landscape Painting, painter, a pupil of Allan Ramsay (artist), Allan Ramsay. He also undertook several architectural commissions. Biography Nasmyth ...

(1758–1840), Scottish portrait and landscape painter, father of Anne, Barbara, Charlotte, James, Jane and Patrick * Jane Nasmyth (1787–1867), Scottish landscape painter, daughter of Alexander *

Barbara Nasmyth Barbara Nasmyth (15 April 1790 – 11 February 1870) was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter and educator. Early life Barbara Nasmyth was the daughter of the artist Alexander Nasmyth. Her sisters Jane, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne Ann ...

(1790–1870), Scottish painter, daughter of Alexander * Anne Nasmyth (1798–1874), Scottish painter, daughter of Alexander *

Charlotte Nasmyth Charlotte Nasmyth (17 February 1804 – 26 July 1884) was a Scottish painter whose works were regarded at the time as "gems", and which are now included in the collections of the Scottish National Gallery and other museums. Biography Charlott ...

(1804–1884), Scottish painter, daughter of Alexander *

James Nasmyth James Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth, Nasmith, or Nesmyth) (19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer. He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, ...

(1808–1890), Scottish engineer, inventor of the steam hammer and the Nasmyth telescope, son of Alexander * Patrick Nasmyth (1787–1831), Scottish landscape painter, son of Alexander *

Thomas Goodall Nasmyth Dr Thomas Goodall Nasmyth FRSE DL JP DPH (28 February 1855 – 16 January 1937) was a Scottish physician, medical author and historian. He served as Medical Officer of Health for Fife, Kinross and Clackmannanshire. He was one of the first (1899) t ...

(1855–1937), Scottish physician, medical author and historian *

Beatrice Nasmyth Beatrice Sifton Nasmyth (August 12, 1885 – October 23, 1977), later Beatrice Sifton Nasmyth Furniss was a Canadian suffragette and war correspondent during the First World War. She was a reporter for the '' Daily Province'' in Vancouver from 191 ...

(1885–1977), Canadian suffragette and war correspondent *

Kim Nasmyth Kim Ashley Nasmyth (born 18 October 1952) is an English geneticist, the Whitley Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, former scientific director of the Research Institute of Molecular Pathol ...

(born 1952), British biochemistry professor

Naysmith

Doug Naysmith John Douglas Naysmith (1 April 1941 – 2 July 2023) was a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North West from 1997 until standing down at the 2010 general election. Early life Doug Nays ...

(born 1941), British politician * John Murray Naysmith, garden designer, including

York Museum Gardens The York Museum Gardens are botanic gardens in the centre of York, England, beside the River Ouse. They cover an area of of the former grounds of St Mary's Abbey, and were created in the 1830s by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society along wit ...

Gary Naysmith Gary Andrew Naysmith (born 16 November 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir. Naysmith, who played as a left-back or left-winger, started his senior career with Hea ...

(born 1978), Scottish footballer