Rubin
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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.
Aliases (6)
- Vera Rubin ×12
- Robert Rubin ×4
- Jerry Rubin ×3
- Rick Rubin ×3
- Louis D. Rubin Jr. ×2
- Samuel Rubin ×2
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomer
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economist → family name → literary critic → person → person → person → person → person → person → philanthropist → political activist → record producer → surname → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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United States of America → United States of America → United States of America → |
| derivedFrom |
German word "Rubin" meaning "ruby"
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Hebrew "rubin" → Latin "rubinus" → |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics → |
| hasNotableBearer |
Jerry Rubin
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Louis D. Rubin Jr. → Rick Rubin → Robert Rubin → Samuel Rubin → Vera Rubin → |
| influenced |
acceptance of dark matter in cosmology
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| knownFor |
evidence for dark matter
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galaxy rotation curves → |
| languageOfOrigin |
German
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Hebrew → Yiddish → |
| meaning |
ruby
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| positionHeld |
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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| sexOrGender |
female
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| significantContribution |
observational evidence for the existence of dark matter
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| studied |
rotation curves of spiral galaxies
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| usedInCountry |
Germany
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Israel → United States → |
| usedInLanguage |
English
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German → Hebrew → |
| workLocation |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Robert Rubin
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Vera Rubin → Vera Rubin → |
familyName |
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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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givenName |