Edward Leamington Nichols (September 14, 1854 – November 10, 1937) was an American scientist.

[3] He was born of American parentage at Leamington, England, and received his education at Cornell University, graduating in 1875.

After Studying at Leipzig, Berlin, and Göttingen (Ph.D., 1879) he was appointed fellow in physics at Johns Hopkins.

were conferred on Professor Nichols by the University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College respectively.

[5] He was adviser of numerous outstanding scientists in Cornell University including Ernest Nichols, Arthur Foley,[6] Rolla Roy Ramsey, and Floyd R. Watson.