Neuroscientist
Roger Sperry
American neuroscientist whose split brain experiments showed the hemispheres to have distinct functions, and a Nobel laureate.
Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, who, together with David H. Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Sperry as the 44th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
- Born
- 1913-08-20, Hartford, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1994-04-17, Pasadena, USAA Sunday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1913-08-20, Hartford, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 27°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 8°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 8°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 16°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 8°21′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 16°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 4°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 26°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 0°49′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1994-04-17, Pasadena, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 12°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 11°21′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 9°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 26°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 23°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 27°28′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Roger Sperry 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.
