Neuroscientist
Arvid Carlsson
Swedish scientist who showed dopamine to be a neurotransmitter, which led to the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard.
- Born
- 1923-01-25, Uppsala, SwedenA Thursday
- Died
- 2018-06-29, Gothenburg, SwedenA Friday, aged 95
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-01-25, Uppsala, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
Europe/StockholmThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 7°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 12°26′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 18°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 2°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 16°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 20°05′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 11°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 17°08′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°40′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2018-06-29, Gothenburg, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 7°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 20°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 0°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 9°10′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 13°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 5°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 1°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 16°27′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 20°20′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arvid Carlsson 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.