Lewis Morris Rutherfurd

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
BornNovember 25, 1816
DiedMay 30, 1892(1892-05-30) (aged 75)
Alma materWilliams College
Known forAstrophotography
Spouse
Margaret Stuyvesant Chanler
(m. 1841; died 1890)
Children7, including Stuyvesant, Lewis Jr., Winthrop
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Signature

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (November 25, 1816 – May 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and astronomer, and a pioneering astrophotographer.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LMR1892obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rees, John K. (August 25, 1892). "Lewis Morris Rutherfurd". todayinsci.com. Columbia College Observatory. Retrieved July 21, 2017.