Biochemist
Ernst Chain
Fled Germany in 1933 and did the chemistry that made penicillin usable. He argued unsuccessfully that it should have been patented in Britain.
Sir Ernst Boris Chain was a German-born British biochemist. He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases".
- Born
- 1906-06-19, Berlin, GermanyA Tuesday
- Died
- 1979-08-12, Mulranny, IrelandA Sunday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1906-06-19, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 27°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 29°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 9°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 28°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 5°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 20°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 14°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 6°53′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 9°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 22°20′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-08-12, Mulranny, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 19°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 3°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 15°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 2°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 19°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 17°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 17°48′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 17°00′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ernst Chain 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.