Biologist
François Jacob
French biologist, Nobel laureate and a Resistance fighter.
François Jacob was a French biologist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis." He and Monod originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through regulation of transcription. For his work in the French Resistance, he received the Cross of Liberation, the Légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre.
- Born
- 1920-06-17, Nancy, FranceA Thursday
- Died
- 2013-04-20, 14th arrondissement of Paris, FranceA Saturday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1920-06-17, Nancy, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 25°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 8°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 17°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 21°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 22°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 15°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 6°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 5°39′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 9°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°59′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2013-04-20, 14th arrondissement of Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 0°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 21°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 9°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 6°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 29°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 15°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 8°48′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 9°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 4°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 11°34′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment François Jacob 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.