Chemist
Martin Karplus
Austrian American chemist who put quantum mechanics inside computer models of molecules, and a Nobel laureate.
Martin Karplus was an Austrian and American theoretical chemist. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University. He was also the director of the Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, a joint laboratory between the French National Center for Scientific Research and the University of Strasbourg, France. Karplus received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, for "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems".
- Born
- 1930-03-15, Vienna, AustriaA Saturday
- Died
- 2024-12-28, Cambridge, USAA Saturday, aged 94
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-03-15, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 24°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 3°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 9°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 3°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 28°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 10°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 1°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°29′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2024-12-28, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 7°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 15°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 24°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 2°56′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 13°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 23°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 0°57′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Martin Karplus 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.