Rutherford

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The name Rutherford, also Rutherfurd, can be traced back to the West Flemish name Ruddervoorde, a community now part of Oostkamp [1]. It may refer to:

[edit] People

Last name:

• Alexander Cameron Rutherford, Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta between 1905 and 1910.
• Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the "father of nuclear physics".
• Daniel Rutherford, a British chemist and physician who is most famous for the discovery of nitrogen.
• Johnny Rutherford, a U.S. race car driver.
• Johnny Rutherford, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Margaret Rutherford, a British actress.
• Samuel Rutherford, a Scottish theologian, minister and political theorist.

also

• Edward Rutherfurd, nom de plume of Francis Edward Wintle, author of historical fiction.

First name:

• Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States

[edit] Places

• Rutherford, California (in Napa County)
• Rutherford, New Jersey
• Rutherford, Pennsylvania
• Rutherford County, North Carolina
• Rutherford County, Tennessee
• Rutherford, New South Wales, a small town near Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

[edit] Miscellaneous

See also: Rutherford College

• Rutherford (crater)
• Rutherford (unit)
• Rutherford scattering
• Rutherford Institute
• Rutherford High School (NJ)
• Rutherford High School (Panama City, FL)