Category:Ernest Marsden

**Ernest Marsden**
	British–New Zealand physicist (1889–1970)
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Date of birth	19 February 1889; Manchester
Date of death	15 December 1970; Wellington
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom;
Educated at	University of Manchester; Victoria University of Wellington; Victoria University of Manchester;
Doctoral advisor	Ernest Rutherford;
Occupation	physicist; nuclear physicist;
Employer	Victoria University of Wellington; Australian National University;
Member of	Royal Society;
Position held	President of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1947–1947);
Field of work	physics;
Award received	Fellow of the Royal Society; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Military Cross; Knight Bachelor; Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath; Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1922); Rutherford Medal and Prize (1948);
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English: Sir Ernest Marsden CMG CBE MC FRS (19 February 1889 – 15 December 1970) was an English-New Zealand physicist. He is recognised internationally for his contributions to science while working under Ernest Rutherford, which led to the discovery of new theories on the structure of the atom. In Marsden's later work in New Zealand, he became a significant member of the scientific community, while maintaining close links to the United Kingdom.