Biochemist
Christian B. Anfinsen
Showed that a protein's shape is written in its sequence.
Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation.
- Born
- 1916-03-26, Monessen, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1995-05-14, Randallstown, USAA Sunday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-03-26, Monessen, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 6°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 18°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 10°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 18°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 29°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 1°15′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1995-05-14, Randallstown, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 23°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 20°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 14°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 27°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 25°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°41′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 22°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 0°26′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 25°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 29°23′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Christian B. Anfinsen 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.