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People

William Byron Rumford William Byron Rumford (February 2, 1908 – June 12, 1986) was an American pharmacist and politician. He was the first African American elected to a state public office in Northern California. Family background Rumford was born in Courtland ...

(1908–1986), California politician * Sir

Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (26 March 175321 August 1814), was an American-born British military officer, scientist and inventor. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of ...

(1753–1814), American-British-German inventor, scientist, soldier, and official *

Kennerley Rumford Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford (2 September 1870 – 9 March 1957) was an English baritone singer of the 20th century. He was first known for his performances of oratorios, but following his marriage to the well-known contralto singer Clara B ...

(1870–1957), English baritone singer

Places

United States

Rumford, Maine Rumford is a New England town, town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Rumford is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 5,858 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Ru ...

, a New England town ** Rumford (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town * Rumford, New Hampshire, former name of

Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities ...

Rumford, Rhode Island Technically, Rumford, RI, as such, isn’t “a thing”, as Rumford is actually just the northern section of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island, US. The Rumford section of East Providence borders Seekonk, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode ...

Rumford, South Dakota Rumford is an unincorporated community in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on South Dakota Highway 471, southeast of Edgemont. Rumford is not tracked by the Census Bureau and shares a ZIP code (57735) with Edgemon ...

* The

Rumford River The Rumford River is a small river in southeastern Massachusetts, United States, that is a tributary of the Threemile River in the Taunton River watershed. The Rumford River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolu ...

in Massachusetts

United Kingdom

Rumford, Falkirk Rumford is a small village between Maddiston and Brightons in the Falkirk council area, of Scotland. The village went through a great deal of expansion in the late 1990s and early 2000s, resulting in the population increasing exponentially sin ...

, a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland *

Rumford, Cornwall Rumford is a hamlet in Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atla ...

, a hamlet near Wadebridge in Cornwall

Moon

Rumford (crater) Rumford is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the northwest of the large crater Oppenheimer, and to the east-southeast of Orlov. This crater lies across the eastern rim of the larger satellite crater ...

, a location on the far side of the Moon

Other

* Rumford Fair Housing Act, California law repealed by

California Proposition 14 (1964) California Proposition 14 was a November 1964 initiative ballot measure that amended the California state constitution to nullify the 1963 Rumford Fair Housing Act, thereby allowing property sellers, landlords and their agents to openly discrim ...

Rumford fireplace A Rumford fireplace, sometimes known as a Rumford stove, is a tall, shallow fireplace designed by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, an Anglo-American physicist best known for his investigations of heat. Its shallow, angled sides are designed ...

, an improved household fireplace *

Rumford furnace A Rumford furnace is a kiln for the industrial scale production in the 19th century of calcium oxide, popularly known as quicklime or burnt lime. It was named after its inventor, Benjamin Thompson, also known as Count Rumford, and is sometimes ...

, a kiln for making quicklime *

Rumford Medal The Rumford Medal is an award bestowed by the Royal Society for "outstanding contributions in the field of physics". The award is named in honour of British scientist Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, who is noted for his works on thermody ...

, science award made annually by the Royal Society *

Rumford Prize Founded in 1796, the Rumford Prize, awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is one of the oldest scientific prizes in the United States. The prize recognizes contributions by scientists to the fields of heat and light. These terms ...

, science award made annually by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences *

Rumford's Soup Rumford's Soup (''Rumfordsche Suppe'', also called economy soup) was an early effort in scientific nutrition. It was invented by Benjamin Thompson, Reichsgraf von Rumford, circa 1800 and consumed in Munich and greater Bavaria, where he was employ ...