Biochemist
Vincent du Vigneaud
Synthesised the first polypeptide hormone, oxytocin.
Vincent du Vigneaud was an American biochemist. He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone," a reference to his work on the peptide hormone oxytocin.
- Born
- 1901-05-18, Chicago, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1978-12-11, White Plains, USAA Monday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1901-05-18, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 4°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 1°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 1°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 2°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 12°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 15°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 15°39′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 27°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 16°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1978-12-11, White Plains, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 19°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 6°45′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 10°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 8°38′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 13°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 18°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 18°04′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 18°43′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Vincent du Vigneaud 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.