| Authorised form of name | Rutherford; Thomas (1712 - 1771) |
| Other forms of surname | Rutherforth |
| Dates | 1712 - 1771 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Papworth St Agnes, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Date of birth | 03 October 1712 |
| Place of death | The house of his wife's brother, Sir Anthony Abdy |
| Date of death | 05 October 1771 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Chancel of Barley church, Hertfordshire |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 27/01/1743 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305
S Katzir 'Who knew piezoelectricity? Rutherford and Langevin on submarine detection and the invention of sonar.' in NR 2012 Vol. 66 number 2, pages 141-158
Notes:
Referred to as Thomas Rutherforth in the DNB. |
| Code | NA2443 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| AV/3/10 | Film BBC Horizon - 'Rutherford' | [1970] |
| EC/1742/29 | Rutherford, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 27 January 1743 |
| L&P/3/184 | Letter, 'Agitation of the waters of a pond at Patmer Hall near Albury' from Thomas Rutherford to Samuel Squire | 15 June 1756 |