Biochemist
Max Perutz
Solved the structure of haemoglobin after twenty two years of trying.
Max Ferdinand Perutz was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of haemoglobin and myoglobin. He went on to win the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1971 and the Copley Medal in 1979. At Cambridge he founded and chaired (1962 to 79) The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), fourteen of whose scientists have won Nobel Prizes.
- Born
- 1914-05-19, Vienna, AustriaA Tuesday
- Died
- 2002-02-06, Cambridge, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1914-05-19, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 25°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 0°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 21°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 8°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 21°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 18°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 11°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 25°55′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°50′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2002-02-06, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 17°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 11°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 28°56′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 6°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 8°02′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 24°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 8°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 17°08′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Max Perutz 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.