Rubin

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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)
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instanceOf astronomer
economist
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person
person
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person
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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
usedInLanguage English
German
Hebrew
workLocation Carnegie Institution of Washington

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Robert Rubin
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin
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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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