Medical scientist
Florence R. Sabin
The first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Florence Rena Sabin was an American physician and medical scientist known for pioneering work on the development of the lymphatic system and for later transforming public health in Colorado. She was the first woman to hold a full professorship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. During retirement she led a public-health reform campaign in Colorado that produced the “Sabin Health Laws”; in 1951 she received the Albert Lasker Public Service Award for her public-health work.
- Born
- 1871-11-09, Central City, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1953-10-03, Denver, USAA Saturday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1871-11-09, Central City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 16°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 7°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 21°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 3°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 1°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 29°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 6°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 1°13′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 22°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 18°55′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1953-10-03, Denver, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 10°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 24°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 28°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 11°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 12°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 26°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 22°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 23°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 24°20′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Florence R. Sabin 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.
