Rubin
E47058
astronomer
economist
family name
literary critic
person
philanthropist
political activist
record producer
surname
Rubin is a surname most famously associated with American astronomer Vera Rubin, whose work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rubin canonical | 14 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
ⓘ
economist ⓘ family name ⓘ literary critic ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ political activist ⓘ record producer ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
German word "Rubin" meaning "ruby"
ⓘ
Hebrew "rubin" ⓘ Latin "rubinus" ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Jerry Rubin
ⓘ
Louis D. Rubin Jr. ⓘ Rick Rubin ⓘ Robert Rubin ⓘ Samuel Rubin ⓘ Vera Rubin ⓘ |
| influenced | acceptance of dark matter in cosmology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence for dark matter
ⓘ
galaxy rotation curves ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
German
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| meaning | ruby ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantContribution | observational evidence for the existence of dark matter ⓘ |
| studied | rotation curves of spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Germany
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| workLocation | Carnegie Institution of Washington ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vera Rubin
subject surface form:
Vera Rubin