Rücker , Sir , Arthur William , 1848-1915 , Knight , physicist Haldane , Richard Burdon , 1856-1928 , 1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan , politician, lawyer and philosopher Thorpe , Sir , Thomas Edward , 1845-1925 , Knight , chemist

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Rücker , Sir , Arthur William , 1848-1915 , Knight , physicist Haldane , Richard Burdon , 1856-1928 , 1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan , politician, lawyer and philosopher Thorpe , Sir , Thomas Edward , 1845-1925 , Knight , chemist

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        Arthur William Rücker was born in Clapham, Surrey, and educated locally before studying mathematics and natural science at Brasenose College, Oxford. From 1871 to 1874 he was a fellow and lecturer at Brasenose before becoming a professor at the new Yorkshire College of Science, Leeds. In 1886 he moved to London to become a professor at the Royal College of Science, serving as College Principal from 1901 until his retirement in 1908. His research topics centered around electromagnetism and liquids. Rücker became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884 and received its medal in 1891; he also served as President of the Physical Society (1893-1895) and the British Association (1901). He was knighted in 1902.

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