Chemist
John Cornforth
Enzyme stereochemistry, worked out by a chemist who was completely deaf from his twenties.
Sir John Warcup Cornforth Jr., was an Australian-British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, becoming the only Nobel laureate born in New South Wales.
- Born
- 1917-09-07, Sydney, AustraliaA Friday
- Died
- 2013-12-08, Brighton, EnglandA Sunday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1917-09-07, Sydney, Australia · time unknown, noon chart
Australia/Sydneythe zone used then
Australia/SydneyThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 29°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 3°58′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 18°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 26°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 10°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 9°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 20°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 6°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 5°22′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2013-12-08, Brighton, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 16°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 2°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 25°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 18°55′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 8°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 2°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 10°26′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Cornforth 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.