Physician
Philip Showalter Hench
American physician and Nobel laureate in cortisone.
Philip Showalter Hench was an American physician. Hench, along with his Mayo Clinic co-worker Edward Calvin Kendall and Swiss chemist Tadeus Reichstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for the discovery of the hormone cortisone, and its application for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Nobel Committee bestowed the award for the trio's "discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects."
- Born
- 1896-02-28, Pittsburgh, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1965-03-30, Ocho Rios, JamaicaA Tuesday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1896-02-28, Pittsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 9°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 7°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 13°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 6°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 0°06′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°06′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 24°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 15°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 10°46′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1965-03-30, Ocho Rios, Jamaica · time unknown, noon chart
America/Jamaicathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 9°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 12°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 23°11′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 6°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 11°20′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 25°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 11°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 11°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 19°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 14°23′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Philip Showalter Hench 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.