Chemist
Yves Chauvin
The mechanism of olefin metathesis, published in a French journal nobody read.
Yves Chauvin was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the Institut français du pétrole and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. He was known for his work for deciphering the process of olefin metathesis for which he was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock.
- Born
- 1930-10-10, Menen, BelgiumA Friday
- Died
- 2015-01-27, Tours, FranceA Tuesday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-10-10, Menen, Belgium · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Brusselsthe zone used then
Europe/BrusselsThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 16°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 17°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 29°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 28°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 19°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 6°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 13°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 4°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°51′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2015-01-27, Tours, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 7°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 10°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 13°57′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 29°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 18°59′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 3°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 14°04′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Yves Chauvin 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.