the ledger of connections
The Connections of Ernest Rutherford
New Zealand physicist (1871–1937) Every person recorded alongside Ernest Rutherford in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Ernest Rutherford in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- James Rutherford, Martha Thompson
- Spouses
- Mary Georgina Rutherford
- Children
- Eileen Mary Rutherford
- Teachers
- J. J. Thomson
- Students
- Niels Bohr, James Chadwick, Charles Galton Darwin, Pyotr Kapitsa, Mark Oliphant, Patrick Blackett, Hans Geiger, Frederick Soddy, Ernest Walton, John Cockcroft
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1871 to 1937.
Modern era
Stefan Thomas
February 1, 1932 – February 7, 2025
Historical figure
Modern era
Juan Benet
October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
Spanish writer (1927–1993)
Modern era
Joseph Poon
b. 1935
Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer
Modern era
Richard Teng
December 29, 1906 – May 5, 1990
Estonian ship captain resided in Canada (1906-1990)
Modern era
Arthur Hayes
January 3, 1923 – April 1, 1997
1923-1997
Modern era
Erik Voorhees
b. c. 1901
American businessman and entrepreneur
Modern era
Su Zhu
February 16, 1921 – August 20, 2008
2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008)
Modern era
Raoul Pal
January 12, 1912 – March 10, 1995
Finnish writer (1912-1995)
Modern era
Brian Brooks
1937 – April 8, 2026
New Zealand legal academic (1937–2026)
Modern era
Peter McCormack
April 22, 1919 – January 28, 1988
American politician
Modern era
Peter Schiff
June 27, 1923 – April 17, 2014
German actor and voice actor (1923–2014)
Modern era
Bernard von NotHaus
b. c. 1901
American counterfeiter