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Rutherford (name)
The surname Rutherford, also Rutherfurd (other), Rutherfurd, is a Scottish and Northern English habitational surname deriving from a place in the Scottish borders region near Roxburgh. It is also a given name. Origin Rutherford is a Scottish border clan name. The name comes from a place-name in Roxburghshire on the south bank of the river Tweed, midway between Melrose and Kelso. A village there, then called Rothersfurth, was burnt and razed by an English army in 1545 and has disappeared from the map. The origin of the Rutherford name is thought to have been the Old English "rother" meaning “cattle” and "ford", “a river crossing.” Or according to another theory, the name can be traced back to the West Flanders, West Flemish name Ruddervoorde, a community now part of Oostkamp. Another theory of the origin of the name states that a man by the name Ruther carried an ancient king of Scots over the River Tweed. Eventually, a descendant of the king gave land to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutherfurd (other)
Rutherfurd may refer to: People * Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd (1791–1854), Scottish judge * Andrew Rutherfurd-Clark, Lord Rutherfurd-Clark (1828–1899), Scottish judge * Edward Rutherfurd (born 1948), author of historical fiction (pen name) * Emily Rutherfurd (born 1974), American actress * Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1858-1920), American author, amateur gardener and founding member of the Garden Club of America * Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945–1985), American socialite and half-sister to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis * John Rutherfurd (1760–1840), American politician and land surveyor * John Rutherfurd (soldier) (1712–1758), Scottish soldier and politician. * Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892), American lawyer, astronomer, astrophotographer * Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd (1891–1948), mistress and long-time friend of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt * Mary Rutherfurd Jay (1872–1953), great, great granddaughter of Founding Father John Jay, one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday (1791–1867). Apart from his work in his homeland, he spent a substantial amount of his career abroad, in both Canada and the United Kingdom. In early work, Rutherford discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, the radioactive element radon, and differentiated and named alpha and beta radiation. This work was performed at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the basis for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry he was awarded in 1908 "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances", for which he was the first Oceanian Nobel laureate, and the first to perform the awarded work in Canada. In 1904, he was elected as a member to the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rutherford (other)
John Rutherford may refer to: Sports * Jock Rutherford (1884–1963), English footballer * John Rutherford (footballer) (1907–unknown), English footballer * John Rutherford (rugby union) (born 1955), Scottish international rugby player * John Rutherford (Australian cricketer) (1929-2022), Australian cricketer, sometimes known as Jack Rutherford * John Rutherford (Hampshire cricketer) (1890–1943), English cricketer * John Rutherford (Cambridge University cricketer) (1935-2013), English cricketer * Johnny Rutherford (born 1938), retired U.S. automobile racer * Johnny Rutherford (baseball) (1925–2016), Major League Baseball pitcher Others * John Rutherford (physician) (1695–1779), Scottish professor father of Daniel Rutherford * Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet (1854–1932), British Conservative politician, MP for Darwen 1895–1922 * Hugo Rutherford (John Hugo Rutherford, 1887–1942), British Conservative politician, MP for Edge Hill, 1931–1935 * John Rutherfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Rutherford
Joe Rutherford (20 September 1920 – 27 December 1994) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Southport and Aston Villa. Born in Fatfield, County Durham, Rutherford played as a youth for Chester-le-Street Schools, Chester-le-Street Juniors, Fatfield Juniors, Chester Moor Temperance, Ferryhill, Blyth Spartans and Chester-le-Street, and had trials at West Ham United and Reading, before joining Birtley Colliery. He joined Southport in October 1936. Rutherford joined Aston Villa in February 1939 and played in 156 league and cup matches, retiring in 1951. During the Second World War, he played in several games as a guest, for Margate, playing one game in 1939–40, Solihull Town, Nottingham Forest, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have played their home games at PPG Paints Arena, originally known as Consol Energy Center, since 2010. The team previously played at the Civic Arena, also known as "the Igloo". The Penguins are currently affiliated with two minor league teams – the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Founded during the 1967 expansion, the Penguins have qualified for six Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Stanley Cup five times—in 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017. Along with the Edmonton Oilers, the Penguins are tied for the most Stanley Cup championships among the non-Original Six teams and sixth overall. With their Stanley Cup wins in 2016 and 2017, the Penguins became the first back-to- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Rutherford
James Earl Rutherford (born February 17, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and front office executive. He is the president of hockey operations of the Vancouver Canucks. Prior to his position with the Canucks, Rutherford held the same position with the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes for almost two decades, assuming the position in June 1994 and stepping down from that position in April 2014. He then joined the Pittsburgh Penguins as general manager, having been named to that position on June 6, 2014, and resigning on January 27, 2021, citing "personal reasons". Rutherford has won three Stanley Cups as a general manager, with the Hurricanes in 2006 and with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017. Playing career Rutherford played in the NHL from 1969 to 1983; the majority of his career was spent with the Detroit Red Wings, but he also spent time with the Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Los Angeles Kings. As a goalie Rutherford won 151, lost 227 and tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rutherford (other)
James Rutherford may refer to: *James Rutherford (Australian pioneer) (1827–1911), transit pioneer in Australia *James Todd Rutherford (born 1970), American politician; state representative for South Carolina *James Rutherford (New Zealand politician) (1825–1883), New Zealand politician * James W. Rutherford (1925–2010), American politician; mayor of Flint, Michigan *James Rutherford (baritone) (born 1972), British bass baritone *James Rutherford (historian) (1906–1963), New Zealand historian at the University of Auckland *Jim Rutherford (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper *Jim Rutherford (baseball) (1886–1956), Major League Baseball center fielder *Jim Rutherford (footballer) (1894–1924), English football full back *Jim Rutherford (rugby league) (1913–1964), Australian rugby league player *James Rankin Rutherford (1882–1967), Scottish politician *James Rutherford (Canadian politician) (1875–1939), member of the Canadian House of Commons *Skip Rutherford ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rutherford (footballer, Born 1908)
John Rutherford (born 6 November 1908) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Nenthead, he joined Gillingham in 1927 and went on to make 44 appearances for the club in The Football League. He left to join Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ... in 1931. References 1908 births Year of death missing English men's footballers Gillingham F.C. players Watford F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers People from Eden District {{england-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rutherford (footballer, Born 1892)
John Rutherford (1892 – 1930) was an English professional footballer. He played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ... and Gillingham between 1920 and 1927. References 1892 births 1930 deaths English men's footballers Gillingham F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players Men's association football defenders Place of birth missing {{england-footy-defender-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rutherford (cricketer)
John Walter Rutherford (25 September 1929 – 21 April 2022) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1956. Although Ernest Bromley was the first Western Australian to play Test cricket, Rutherford was the first player from the Western Australia cricket team to be picked for a senior cricket tour and the first to win a Test cap for Australia whilst playing for his native state. Biography Rutherford was born in Bruce Rock, Western Australia, and had his secondary education at Northam High School. A science and mathematics graduate from the University of Western Australia, Rutherford was a right-handed opening batsman, inclined to be defensive, and an occasional leg-break bowler who played for Western Australia from the 1952–53 season. Until 1956–57, Western Australia played the other Sheffield Shield state cricket teams only once a season, so Rutherford's record of five first-class centuries in his first four seasons was notable enough to win him selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffith Rutherford
Griffith Rutherford (c. 1721 – August 10, 1805) was an American military officer in the Revolutionary War, a political leader in North Carolina, and an important figure in the early history of the Southwest Territory and the state of Tennessee. Originally from Ireland, Rutherford immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony, at the age of 18. In 1753, he moved to Rowan County, in the Province of North Carolina, where he married Elizabeth Graham. During the French and Indian War, Rutherford became a captain in the North Carolina Militia. He continued serving in the militia until the start of the American Revolution in 1775, when he enlisted in the North Carolina militia as a colonel. He was appointed to the post of brigadier general of the "Salisbury District Brigade" in May 1776, and he participated in the initial phases of the wars against the Cherokee Indians along the frontier. In June 1780, Rutherford was partly responsible for the Loyalist defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Rutherford
Gregory James Rutherford MBE (born 17 November 1986) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He represented Great Britain at the Olympics, World and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. In September 2021 Rutherford was selected as part of the British bobsleigh team but was injured during preparations to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Rutherford won the long jump gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 and 2016 European Athletics Championships and 2015 World Athletics Championships, and topped the 2015 IAAF Diamond League rankings in the event. From 4 September 2015, when his Diamond League victory was confirmed with a fourth event win in Zürich, until his withdrawal from the British Athletics Championships in June 2016, Rutherford held every available elite outdoor title; national, continental, World, Olympic, Diamond League and Commonwealth. Rutherford is the current British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
