Biochemist
Thomas A. Steitz
The structure of the ribosome, atom by atom.
Thomas Arthur Steitz was an American biochemist, a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, best known for his pioneering work on the ribosome.
- Born
- 1940-08-23, Milwaukee, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2018-10-09, Branford, USAA Tuesday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1940-08-23, Milwaukee, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 3°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 18°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 15°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 2°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 15°26′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 26°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 24°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 3°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2018-10-09, Branford, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 16°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 29°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 10°32′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Aquarius | 9°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 3°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 1°08′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°15′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°46′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Thomas A. Steitz 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.