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Fred Rimmer
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Prof '''Frederick William Rimmer''' [[FRSE]] FRCO FRSAMD [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1914–1998) was a 20th century British musician who served as the Gardiner Professor of Music at [[Glasgow University]] from 1966 to 1980 and for the same time period was Director of [[Scottish Opera]]. He also founded the Scottish Music Archive. Friends and colleagues generally knew him as '''Fred Rimmer'''.<ref>Glasgow Herald: obituary 4 July 1998</ref>
==Life==
He was born in [[Liverpool]] on 21 February 1914 the son of William Rimmer and his wife, Amy Graham McMillan. He was educated at Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool.
He studied Music at [[Durham University]] graduating BMus in 1939. In the [[Second World War]] he served in the 11th battalion [[Lancashire Fusiliers]] in the Middle East, and rising to the rank of Major. After the war he did further postgraduate study at [[Selwyn College, Cambridge]] gaining a further BA in 1948 and MA in 1954. Whilst studying he was also Senior Lecturer in Music at [[Homerton College, Cambridge]].<ref>http://ift.tt/2Gf38VK>
In 1951 he went to [[Glasgow University]] as Cramb Lecturer in Music. He became official Organist to the University in 1954 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1956. In 1966 he succeeded Prof [[Robin Orr]] as Gardiner Professor of Music at Glasgow and held this position until retiral in 1980.<ref>http://ift.tt/2HZev1E>
In 1980 Queen [[Elizabeth II]] created him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1980</ref>
In 1996 (aged 82, and one of the oldest admissions) he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[Robert Alex Rankin]], [[Walter Douglas Munn]], [[Ian Sneddon]], [[Philip Ledger]] and [[Alexander Gibson (conductor)|Sir Alexander Gibson]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
He died on 3 July 1998.
==Family==
In 1941 he married Joan Doreen Graham.<ref>Who Was Who 1996</ref>
==Publications==
*''Pastorale and Toccata for Organ'' (1968)
==References==
[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Liverpool]]
[[Category:British musicians]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Durham]]
[[Category:Academics of the University of Glasgow]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]]
==Life==
He was born in [[Liverpool]] on 21 February 1914 the son of William Rimmer and his wife, Amy Graham McMillan. He was educated at Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool.
He studied Music at [[Durham University]] graduating BMus in 1939. In the [[Second World War]] he served in the 11th battalion [[Lancashire Fusiliers]] in the Middle East, and rising to the rank of Major. After the war he did further postgraduate study at [[Selwyn College, Cambridge]] gaining a further BA in 1948 and MA in 1954. Whilst studying he was also Senior Lecturer in Music at [[Homerton College, Cambridge]].<ref>http://ift.tt/2Gf38VK>
In 1951 he went to [[Glasgow University]] as Cramb Lecturer in Music. He became official Organist to the University in 1954 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1956. In 1966 he succeeded Prof [[Robin Orr]] as Gardiner Professor of Music at Glasgow and held this position until retiral in 1980.<ref>http://ift.tt/2HZev1E>
In 1980 Queen [[Elizabeth II]] created him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1980</ref>
In 1996 (aged 82, and one of the oldest admissions) he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[Robert Alex Rankin]], [[Walter Douglas Munn]], [[Ian Sneddon]], [[Philip Ledger]] and [[Alexander Gibson (conductor)|Sir Alexander Gibson]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
He died on 3 July 1998.
==Family==
In 1941 he married Joan Doreen Graham.<ref>Who Was Who 1996</ref>
==Publications==
*''Pastorale and Toccata for Organ'' (1968)
==References==
[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Liverpool]]
[[Category:British musicians]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Durham]]
[[Category:Academics of the University of Glasgow]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]]
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