Biologist
Sidney Altman
Showed RNA can act as an enzyme, which changed theories of the origin of life.
Sidney Altman was a Canadian-American molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.
- Born
- 1939-05-07, Montreal, CanadaA Sunday
- Died
- 2022-04-05, Rockleigh, USAA Tuesday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1939-05-07, Montreal, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
America/TorontoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 16°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 4°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 20°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 14°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 24°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 17°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 20°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 29°21′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2022-04-05, Rockleigh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 0°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 22°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 13°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 28°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sidney Altman 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.