Neurologist
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Discovered nerve growth factor after running a laboratory from her bedroom under Mussolini's racial laws, and worked past a hundred.
Rita Levi-Montalcini was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
- Born
- 1909-04-22, Turin, ItalyA Thursday
- Died
- 2012-12-30, Rome, ItalyA Sunday, aged 103
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1909-04-22, Turin, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
Europe/RomeThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 1°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 2°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 2°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 0°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 4°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 15°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 14°30′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2012-12-30, Rome, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 9°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 1°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 28°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 17°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 3°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 7°55′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 1°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 9°16′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Rita Levi-Montalcini 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.