Biochemist
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech American biochemist who shared the Nobel with his wife.
Carl Ferdinand Cori, ForMemRS was an Austrian-American biochemist and pharmacologist. He, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how the glucose derivative glycogen is broken down and resynthesized in the body for use as a store and source of energy. In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.
- Born
- 1896-12-05, Prague, CzechiaA Saturday
- Died
- 1984-10-20, Cambridge, USAA Saturday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1896-12-05, Prague, Czechia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Praguethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 23°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 17°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 21°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 22°00′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 24°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 19°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°43′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1984-10-20, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 27°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 4°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 0°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 10°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 7°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 11°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 29°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 1°52′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Carl Ferdinand Cori 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.
