Chemist
Charles J. Pedersen
Crown ethers, found by accident in an impure batch.
Charles John Pedersen was an American organic chemist best known for discovering crown ethers and describing methods of synthesizing them during his entire 42-year career as a chemist for DuPont at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, and at DuPont's Jackson Laboratory in Deepwater, New Jersey. Often associated with Reed McNeil Izatt, Pedersen also shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn. He is one of three Nobel Prize laureates born in Korea, along with Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung and Literature laureate Han Kang.
- Born
- 1904-10-03, Busan, South KoreaA Monday
- Died
- 1989-10-26, Salem, USAA Thursday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-10-03, Busan, South Korea · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Seoulthe zone used then
Asia/SeoulThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 16°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 2°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 0°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 27°13′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 14°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°41′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1989-10-26, Salem, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 0°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 19°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 24°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 10°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 8°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 2°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 9°57′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 14°37′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles J. Pedersen 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.