Douglas Rutherford: pseudonym of James Douglas Rutherford McConnell (14 Oct 1915-): British author; born in Kilkenny, Ireland; Sedbergh School, Yorkshire; 1934-37 M.A., Clare College, Cambridge; 1977 M.Phil, Education, University of Reading; 1940-46 in India and North Africa, British Army Intelligence Corps; 1953 married Margaret Laura Goodwin (1 son); 1946-73 Housemaster and Language teacher, Eton College. * 25 mystery/detective novels * 2 mystery/detective novels under pseudonym Paul Temple, co-authored with Francis Durbridge, with series character Paul Temple In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Rf" stands for Rutherfordium. In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Rf" stands for Douglas Rutherford! Honorable Mentions: Return to Mystery/Detective Table of Contents Return to PERIODIC TABLE OF MYSTERY AUTHORS [Grateful acknowledgment to Professor Erich Friedman for his permission for me to use the table structure and color GIFs of the Periodic Table, above, whose Mystery Author roll-over status names and correlation of Element Abbreviations with Mystery Author names are not the fault of Professor Erich Friedman but purely the work of Professor Jonathan Vos Post] Douglas Rutherford