Biologist
Hermann Joseph Muller
American biologist who showed X-rays cause mutation.
Hermann Joseph Muller was an American geneticist who was awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation". Muller warned of long-term dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear war and nuclear testing, which resulted in greater public scrutiny of these practices.
- Born
- 1890-12-21, New York City, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1967-04-05, Indianapolis, USAA Wednesday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1890-12-21, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 17°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 4°34′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 12°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 17°09′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 0°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 4°44′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 6°28′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1967-04-05, Indianapolis, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Indiana/Indianapolisthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 29°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 18°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 28°20′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 4°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 21°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 23°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 18°40′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hermann Joseph Muller 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.