Biochemist
Robert Bruce Merrifield
Solid phase peptide synthesis, which automated protein making.
Robert Bruce Merrifield was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase peptide synthesis.
- Born
- 1921-07-15, Fort Worth, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2006-05-14, Cresskill, USAA Sunday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-07-15, Fort Worth, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 22°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 4°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 11°41′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 17°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 15°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 20°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 12°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 8°47′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2006-05-14, Cresskill, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 23°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 10°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 18°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 12°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 17°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 12°43′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 5°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 14°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 19°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Bruce Merrifield 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.