Nikolai Tikhomirov


Nikolai Mikhailovich Tikhomirov was a Russian engineer, public figure, one of the founders of Novosibirsk.

Biography

Nikolai Tikhomirov was born 30 June 1857 in Vyatka, Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire. He was educated at the Institute of Transport and participated in the construction of the Novosibirsk Rail Bridge, the first railway bridge over the Ob River. Grigory Moiseevich Budagov was chief engineer of the project, which was completed in February 1897.
In Novonikolayevsk Settlement, Tikhomirov organized the "Voluntary Fire Society of Novonikolayevsk'," and in 1896-99 he led the construction of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. In 1897 he was an official of the Russian Empire Census.
Nikolai Tikhomirov died at Novonikolayevsk on 24 October 1900. He was buried near the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, but was later reburied at Zayeltsovskoye Cemetery.

Family

Tikhomirov and his wife, Maria Ananieva, were the parents of a son, Alexander, and two daughters, Tatiana and Olga.

Awards

He was awarded Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class, Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th Class, and Order of Saint Anna, 3rd Class.