Biochemist
Paul Berg
Made the first recombinant DNA, then called for a moratorium on his own technique.
Paul Berg was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University. He received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA".
- Born
- 1926-06-30, Brooklyn, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2023-02-15, Stanford, USAA Wednesday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-06-30, Brooklyn, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 8°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 13°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 2°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 2°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 10°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 26°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°51′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 29°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°05′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2023-02-15, Stanford, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 26°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 24°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 27°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 24°04′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 29°07′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Paul Berg 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.