Immunologist
Jean Dausset
French immunologist who discovered the human leukocyte antigens.
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a French immunologist born in Toulouse, France. Dausset received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 along with Baruj Benacerraf and George Davis Snell for their discovery and characterisation of the genes making the major histocompatibility complex. Using the money from his Nobel Prize and a grant from the French Television, Dausset founded the Human Polymorphism Study Center (CEPH) in 1984, which was later renamed the Foundation Jean Dausset-CEPH in his honour. He married Rose Mayoral in 1963, with whom he had two children, Henri and Irène. Jean Dausset died on June 6, 2009, in Mallorca, Spain, at the age of 92.
- Born
- 1916-10-19, Toulouse, FranceA Thursday
- Died
- 2009-06-06, Palma, SpainA Saturday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-10-19, Toulouse, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 25°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 0°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 7°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 13°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 0°57′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 0°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 15°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°22′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2009-06-06, Palma, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 0°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 24°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 0°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 4°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 26°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 15°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 26°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 26°27′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 2°24′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jean Dausset 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.