Geneticist
Edward Tatum
American geneticist and Nobel laureate.
Edward Lawrie Tatum was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism. The other half of that year's award went to Joshua Lederberg. Tatum was an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Born
- 1909-12-14, Boulder, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1975-11-05, New York City, USAA Wednesday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, 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
1909-12-14, Boulder, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
America/DenverThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 8°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 9°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 16°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 19°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 18°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 25°56′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1975-11-05, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 12°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 11°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 26°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 2°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 16°45′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 2°53′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 3°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 10°23′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Edward Tatum 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.