Biochemist
Adolf Butenandt
Isolated the sex hormones, and was forbidden by the Nazis to accept the Nobel Prize.
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. He was also the first, in 1959, to discover the structure of the sex pheromone of silkworms, which he named bombykol.
- Born
- 1903-03-24, Bremerhaven, GermanyA Tuesday
- Died
- 1995-01-18, Munich, GermanyA Wednesday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1903-03-24, Bremerhaven, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 2°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 9°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 14°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 9°17′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 7°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 6°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 0°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1995-01-18, Munich, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 16°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 16°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 11°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°04′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 8°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 9°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 26°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 23°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 0°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Adolf Butenandt was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.