Chemist
Osamu Shimomura
Green fluorescent protein, found in jellyfish and now in every biology lab.
Osamu Shimomura was a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and professor emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two American scientists: Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Tsien of the University of California-San Diego.
- Born
- 1928-08-27, Fukuchiyama, JapanA Monday
- Died
- 2018-10-19, Nagasaki, JapanA Friday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-08-27, Fukuchiyama, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 3°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 15°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 19°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 11°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 10°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 12°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 6°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°50′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2018-10-19, Nagasaki, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 25°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 21°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 13°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 7°22′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Aquarius | 14°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 25°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 3°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 0°45′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°50′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Osamu Shimomura 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.