Biologist
James Watson
American biologist who shared the Nobel for the structure of DNA.
James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he and Francis Crick co-authored an academic paper in Nature proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, building on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. In 1962, Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".
- Born
- 1928-04-06, Chicago, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2025-11-06, East Northport, USAA Thursday, aged 97
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-04-06, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 16°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 4°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 23°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 24°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 29°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 16°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 19°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°59′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2025-11-06, East Northport, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 1°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 6°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 29°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 1°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 25°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 25°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°03′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°41′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Watson 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.