Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh

Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh FRS (28 August 1875 – 13 December 1947) was a British peer and physicist. He discovered "active nitrogen" and was the first to distinguish the glow of the night sky.

The Right Honourable

The Lord Rayleigh

FRS
Born(1875-08-28)28 August 1875
Essex, England
Died13 December 1947(1947-12-13) (aged 72)
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forRayleigh
Rayleigh scattering
Spouses
Lady Mary Hilda Clements
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(m. 1905; died 1919)​
    Kathleen Alice Coppin-Straker
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    (m. 1920)​
    Children6
    Scientific career
    FieldsExperimental physics
    Chemical physics
    InstitutionsImperial College London
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