Ruth Hubbard

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Ruth Hubbard was a pioneering biochemist and Harvard professor best known for her groundbreaking research on the biochemistry of vision and for being the first woman to receive tenure in Harvard’s biology department.

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instanceOf Harvard professor
author
biochemist
feminist
scientist
woman
academicDegree PhD in biology
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship
causeOfDeath complications of kidney disease
citizenship United States of America
collaboratedWith George Wald
countryOfBirth Austria
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-03-03
dateOfDeath 2016-09-01
educatedAt Harvard University
Radcliffe College
employer Harvard University
familyName Hubbard
fieldOfWork biochemistry
biology of vision
feminist science studies
visual biochemistry
fullName Ruth Hubbard self-link
givenName Ruth
immigratedTo United States of America
knownFor being the first woman to receive tenure in Harvard’s biology department
research on the biochemistry of vision
studies of visual pigments
work on rhodopsin and retinal
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement feminism
nationality American
notableAchievement first woman granted tenure in Harvard University’s biology department
notableWork Not in Our Genes
surface form: Exploding the Gene Myth

The Politics of Women’s Biology
placeOfBirth Vienna
surface form: Vienna, Austria
placeOfDeath Cambridge, Massachusetts
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld Professor of Biology at Harvard University
tenured professor in Harvard biology department
researchInterest molecular basis of vision
photoreceptor biochemistry
retinal isomerization
residence Cambridge, Massachusetts
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
spouse George Wald
workplace Harvard University Department of Biology

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Ruth Hubbard fullName Ruth Hubbard self-link