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Joseph Franklin Rutherford

American lawyer, Watch Tower Society president (1869–1942)
Person human Q334839
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 8, 1869
Date of death
January 8, 1942
Place of birth
Morgan County
Place of death
San Diego
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
lawyer, judge, jurist
Employer
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania[11]
Position held
judge[10]
Religion or worldview
Jehovah's Witnesses[13]
Notable work
Millions now living will never die[12]
Cause of death
colorectal cancer[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Rutherford[16]
Given name
Joseph, Franklin[17][18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Place of burial
Woodrow United Methodist Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en J. F. Rutherford en Judge Rutherford en Joseph Rutherford en Joseph F. Rutherford en Joseph Franklin Rutherford ar جوزيف فرانكلين روذرفورد cs Judge Rutherford cs Soudce Rutherford de Joseph F. Rutherford de J. F. Rutherford de Richter Rutherford de Joseph Rutherford el Ιωσήφ Ρόδερφορντ es JF Rutherford es Jose Franklin Rutherford es José Franklin Rutherford es Joseph Franklin Ruterford fa جوزف فرانکلین رادرفورد he ג'וסף פרנקלין רות'פורד it Joseph F. Rutherford
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
95206017
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88058968
GND ID
134036360
American National Biography ID
0801306
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
joseph-franklin-rutherford
BAnQ authority ID
0000033136
BIBSYS ID
90985736
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
RutherfordJF(JosephFranklin)1869-1942
BNMM authority ID
000036353
Babelio author ID
309626
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
13691
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
106549805
CONOR.SI ID
100730723
CONOR.SR ID
14238311
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
134036360
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134036360
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
52529
EGAXA ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Joseph-Franklin-Rutherford
FAST ID
232550
Find a Grave memorial ID
7046810
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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IxTheo authority ID
559535112
J9U entity ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
00550716
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1210870
NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000024799
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018N5491
National Library of Latvia ID
000144025
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*57838;=BR
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810605028005606
National Library of Portugal ID
50597
National Library of Russia ID
770146964
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1407569
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
117380261
Obálky knih ID
jx20040720152
Online Books Page author ID
Rutherford, J. F. (Joseph Franklin), 1869-1942
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3970204
Open Library ID
OL963956A
OpenMLOL author ID
176768
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100434562
Parsifal cluster ID
350753
Project Gutenberg author ID
4679
RERO ID (legacy)
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11215315
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/260377
WikiTree person ID
Rutherford-3100
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1c6c68be-abb6-482f-a0b1-13568fc767cf

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Occupation 3
lawyer, judge, jurist
Given name 2
Joseph, Franklin
Cause of death 1
colorectal cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
Family name 1
Rutherford
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Morgan County
Place of death 1
San Diego
Position held 1
judge
Religion or worldview 1
Jehovah's Witnesses
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
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Summary

Joseph Franklin Rutherford was born on November 8, 1869[1], in Morgan County[2]. He died on January 8, 1942[3], in San Diego[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], judge[6], and jurist[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Declaration of Facts[21], a political statement[22].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Franklin Rutherford born?

Joseph Franklin Rutherford's place of birth was Morgan County[2].

Where did Joseph Franklin Rutherford die?

Joseph Franklin Rutherford died in San Diego[4].

What did Joseph Franklin Rutherford do for work?

Joseph Franklin Rutherford worked as a lawyer[5], judge[6], and jurist[7].

Related Entities

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf10926573
    National Library of Ireland ID → vtls000045097
    NSK (VIAF) ID → 000024799
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:V*57838;=BR
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    "Created claim: BAnQ authority ID: 0000033136, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 350753
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 350753, batch #259855"
  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0446335-Rutherford-J-F-18691942
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0446335-Rutherford-J-F-18691942, batch #259495"
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