Biophysicist
Maurice Wilkins
Shared the Nobel Prize for DNA with Crick and Watson. It was his showing of Rosalind Franklin's photograph, without her knowledge, that gave them the structure.
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist and Nobel laureate whose research spanned multiple areas of physics and biophysics, contributing to the scientific understanding of phosphorescence, isotope separation, optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. He is most noted for initiating and leading early X-ray diffraction studies on DNA at King's College London, and for his pivotal role in enabling the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
- Born
- 1916-12-15, Pongaroa, New ZealandA Friday
- Died
- 2004-10-05, London, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1916-12-15, Pongaroa, New Zealand · time unknown, noon chart
Pacific/Aucklandthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 22°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 22°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 4°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 10°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 25°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°37′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 16°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 3°35′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2004-10-05, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 12°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 12°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 2°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 5°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 2°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 3°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 12°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Maurice Wilkins 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.
