Chemist
Ben Feringa
Dutch chemist who built the first molecular motor, and a Nobel laureate.
Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist who specializes in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis. He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen; and an Academy professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Feringa's research on molecular machines was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage.
- Born
- 1951-05-18, Barger-Compascuum, NetherlandsA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1951-05-18, Barger-Compascuum, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then
Europe/AmsterdamThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 26°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 18°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 2°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 25°38′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 7°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 17°11′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 17°29′ | Direct |
Ben Feringa is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ben Feringa 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.