Pharmacologist
Otto Loewi
German pharmacologist whose key experiment came to him in a dream.
Otto Loewi was a German-born pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter. For this discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936, which he shared with Sir Henry Dale, who was a lifelong friend that helped to inspire the neurotransmitter experiment. Loewi met Dale in 1902 when spending some months in Ernest Starling's laboratory at University College, London.
- Born
- 1873-06-03, Frankfurt, GermanyA Tuesday
- Died
- 1961-12-25, New York City, USAA Monday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1873-06-03, Frankfurt, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 15°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 5°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 8°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 27°56′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Leo | 24°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 2°20′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 27°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 20°48′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1961-12-25, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 9°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 25°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 0°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 28°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 0°22′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 12°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 10°05′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Otto Loewi 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.