Chemist
Robert Burns Woodward
Synthesised quinine, cholesterol and chlorophyll, and rewrote organic synthesis.
Robert Burns Woodward was an American organic chemist, who is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century.
- Born
- 1917-04-10, Boston, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1979-07-08, Cambridge, USAA Sunday, aged 62
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1917-04-10, Boston, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 20°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 2°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 16°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 11°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 11°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 23°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 22°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 2°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 2°26′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-07-08, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 29°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 11°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 8°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 17°03′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 18°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 16°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Burns Woodward 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.