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Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand physicist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics. He has been described as "the father of nuclear physics", [ 7 ] and "the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday ". [ 8 ]
Rutherford was born on 3 November 1749, the son of Anne Mackay and Professor John Rutherford (1695–1779). He began college at the age of 16 at Mundell's School on the West Bow close to his family home, and then studied medicine under William Cullen and Joseph Black at the University of Edinburgh , [ 2 ] graduating with a doctorate (MD) in 1772.
Daniel Edwin Rutherford FRSE (4 January 1906, in Stirling – 9 November 1966, in St Andrews) was a Scottish mathematician, known for his work on the representation theory of symmetric groups. Biography
He married firstly in 1626, Euphame Hamilton, who died June 1630, and had issue — Marie, baptised 14 April 1628. He later married again on 24 March 1640, Jean M'Math, who was buried in Greyfriars Churchyard on 15 May 1675, and had issue — Agnes (married William Chiesley, W.S.), died 29 July 1694, and six others who predeceased him.
Boyd Kevin Rutherford (born April 1, 1957) is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 9th lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party , Rutherford was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Associate Administrator in the U.S. General Services Administration , serving ...
Rutherford was born on November 8, 1869, to James Calvin Rutherford and Leonora Strickland and raised in near-poverty in a Baptist farm family. Some sources list his place of birth as Boonville, Missouri, but according to his death certificate he was born in Versailles, Missouri.
Rutherford (name), people with the surname or given name Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the father of nuclear physics; Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972), an English actress; Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893), 19th president of the United States (1877–1881)
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford was born on 2 October 1950 in Chertsey, Surrey. [1] His father, William Francis Henry Crawford Rutherford (1906-1986) [6] was a Royal Navy Captain (awarded the DSO and CBE) [7] who became a manager in industry (including for aircraft manufacturer Hawker Siddeley) upon his retirement from the service and married his mother Anne. [1]