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Robert John Strutt

1875 - 1947

Born

28 August 1875

Terling Place, Witham, Essex, England

Died

13/12/1947

Terling, Essex, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
11/05/1905
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
30
Occupation
Experimental physicist
Relationships
Parents: John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (FRS 1873) and Evelyn Georgiana Mary, sister of Arthur James Balfour (FRS 1888) Uncle: Arthur James Balfour (FRS 1888); Francis Maitland Balfour (FRS 1878); succeeded as 4th Baron (1919). Spouse: 1) (05 July 1905) Lady Mary Hilda Clements, daughter of Robert Clements 4th Earl of Leitrim (she died 1919); 2) (1920) Kathleen Alice Cuthbert, daughter of John Coppin-Straker of Northumberland. Children: Two daughters and three sons from his first marriage, and one son from his second marriage.

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