Molecular biologist
Francis Crick
Co-described the structure of DNA in 1953 and announced it in a Cambridge pub before publishing. He spent his last decades working on consciousness.
Francis Harry Compton Crick was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule.
- Born
- 1916-06-08, Northampton, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 2004-07-28, San Diego, California, USAA Wednesday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-06-08, Northampton, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 17°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°40′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 19°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 5°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 15°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 19°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 0°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 2°25′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2004-07-28, San Diego, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 6°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 24°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 3°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 22°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 17°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 19°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 5°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 14°13′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°49′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Francis Crick 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.