Rayleigh family

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The Rayleigh family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically associated with the title of Baron Rayleigh and noted for its contributions to science and public life.

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Rayleigh family canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocratic family
British peer
physicist
associatedWithCounty Essex
associatedWithDiscipline physics
associatedWithInstitution Royal Society
University of Cambridge
awardReceived Copley Medal
Nobel Prize in Physics
Royal Medal
country United Kingdom
field physics
hasFamilySeat Terling Place
hasHereditaryTitle yes
hasNobleTitleCreatedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
hasNotableMemberOccupation politician
scientist
hasNotableScientificFigure John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
linked to: Lord Rayleigh
historicalSignificance influence in British public life
influence in British science
knownFor Rayleigh scattering
contributions to science
public service
theory of sound
languageOfFamily English
memberOf Royal Society
memberOfFamily Rayleigh family
nobilityStatus Peerage of the United Kingdom
nobleRank Baron
nobleTitleAssociatedWith Baron Rayleigh
linked to: Lord Rayleigh
notableMember John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
linked to: Lord Rayleigh
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
President of the Royal Society
socialClass aristocracy
title 3rd Baron Rayleigh
linked to: Lord Rayleigh

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Terling Place ancestralHomeOf Rayleigh family
subject linked to: Terling Place, Essex, England
Terling Place notableResident Rayleigh family
subject linked to: Terling Place, Essex, England
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh memberOfFamily Rayleigh family
subject linked to: Rayleigh family
Terling Place associatedNobleFamily Rayleigh family