Biochemist
Melvin Calvin
Traced the path of carbon through photosynthesis.
Melvin Ellis Calvin was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham. He was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants". He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Born
- 1911-04-08, Saint Paul, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1997-01-08, Berkeley, USAA Wednesday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1911-04-08, Saint Paul, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 17°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 19°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 19°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 12°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 6°53′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 29°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 18°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 26°02′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1997-01-08, Berkeley, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 18°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 4°13′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 28°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 1°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 26°59′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 1°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 3°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 27°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 4°38′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Melvin Calvin 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.