PSYCHOLOGIST

Edgar Rubin

1886 - 1951

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Edgar John Rubin (September 6, 1886 – May 3, 1951) was a Danish psychologist/phenomenologist, remembered for his work on figure-ground perception as seen in such optical illusions like the Rubin vase. Born to Jewish parents, Rubin was born and raised in Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Rubin has received more than 82,329 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Rubin is the 165th most popular psychologist, the 298th most popular biography from Denmark and the most popular Danish Psychologist.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Edgar Rubin ranks 165 out of 235. Before him are Reuven Feuerstein, Arthur Janov, Edvard Moser, Arnold Gesell, Endel Tulving, and Charlotte Bühler. After him are Nise da Silveira, Stanley Schachter, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Benjamin Libet, Emma Eckstein, and Edgar Schein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Edgar Rubin ranks 140. Before him are Max Vasmer, Rash Behari Bose, Delmira Agustini, Robert Hennet, Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, and Al Jolson. After him are Ty Cobb, Maithili Sharan Gupt, Chester Barnard, Kurt Hahn, Saburō Kurusu, and Hella Wuolijoki. Among people deceased in 1951, Edgar Rubin ranks 87. Before him are Riad Al Solh, Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, Paula von Preradović, István Friedrich, Bernhard Kellermann, and Vilhelm Bjerknes. After him are Fritz Busch, Fumiko Hayashi, Pedro Salinas, Robert Broom, José Enrique Varela, and Selim Palmgren.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Edgar Rubin ranks 298 out of 1,032. Before him are Ghita Nørby (1935), Martha of Denmark (1277), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Louise Rasmussen (1815), Emil Christian Hansen (1842), and Martin Knudsen (1871). After him are Harald Klak (null), Jørgen Ingmann (1925), Tony Rominger (1961), Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831), Kim Bodnia (1965), and Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Denmark

Among psychologists born in Denmark, Edgar Rubin ranks 1. 

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