Chemist
James Batcheller Sumner
Crystallised an enzyme with one arm, having lost the other in a shooting accident.
James Batcheller Sumner was an American biochemist. He discovered that enzymes can be crystallized, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 with John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley. He was also the first to prove that enzymes are proteins.
- Born
- 1887-11-19, Canton, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1955-08-12, Buffalo, USAA Friday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-11-19, Canton, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 27°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 25°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 22°37′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 10°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 20°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 6°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 15°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 28°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°09′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1955-08-12, Buffalo, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 19°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 9°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 26°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 13°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 20°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 14°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 29°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 25°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 26°13′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Batcheller Sumner 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.