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Person
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Strutt, John William (1842-1919), 3rd Baron Rayleigh, experimental and mathematical physicist
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Dates of existence
1842-1919
History
John William Rayleigh was a British physicist who discovered the element argon. In 1873, on the death of his father, John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh, he inherited the Barony of Rayleigh. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904. From 1908 until… read more
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Strutt, Robert John (1875-1947) 4th Baron Rayleigh, physicist (1875-1947)
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family
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Strutt, Robert John (1875-1947) 4th Baron Rayleigh, physicist is the child of Strutt, John William (1842-1919), 3rd Baron Rayleigh, experimental and mathematical physicist
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Strutt, Clara Elizabeth La Touche (1825-1900), née Vicars, wife of John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh (1825-1900)
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family
Type of relationship
Strutt, Clara Elizabeth La Touche (1825-1900), née Vicars, wife of John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh is the parent of Strutt, John William (1842-1919), 3rd Baron Rayleigh, experimental and mathematical physicist
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Strutt, Evelyn Georgiana Mary (1847-1934), née Balfour, wife of the 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1847-1934)
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family
Type of relationship
Strutt, Evelyn Georgiana Mary (1847-1934), née Balfour, wife of the 3rd Baron Rayleigh is the spouse of Strutt, John William (1842-1919), 3rd Baron Rayleigh, experimental and mathematical physicist
Dates of relationship
1871-1919
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Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography