Physician
Christiaan Eijkman
Dutch physician whose beriberi work led to the discovery of vitamins.
Christiaan Eijkman was a Dutch physician and professor of physiology whose demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of antineuritic vitamins (thiamine). Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins, he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins.
- Born
- 1858-08-11, Nijkerk, NetherlandsA Wednesday
- Died
- 1930-11-05, Utrecht, NetherlandsA Wednesday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1858-08-11, Nijkerk, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 18°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 18°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 14°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 28°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 16°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 3°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 24°25′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 7°34′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1930-11-05, Utrecht, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 12°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 1°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 11°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 7°09′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 7°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 7°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 12°16′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°51′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Christiaan Eijkman 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.
