Chemist
Ei-ichi Negishi
Palladium catalysed coupling, which is how most modern drugs are assembled.
Ei-ichi Negishi was a Japanese chemist who was best known for his discovery of the Negishi coupling. He spent most of his career at Purdue University in the United States, where he was the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor and the director of the Negishi-Brown Institute. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis" jointly with Richard F. Heck and Akira Suzuki.
- Born
- 1935-07-14, Hsinking, ManchukuoA Sunday
- Died
- 2021-06-06, Indianapolis, USAA Sunday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1935-07-14, Hsinking, Manchukuo · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 23°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 0°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 22°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 13°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 9°48′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 12°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°29′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2021-06-06, Indianapolis, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Indiana/Indianapolisthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 16°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 22°41′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 5°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 26°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 1°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 13°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 23°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 26°27′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ei-ichi Negishi 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.