Alfred Day Hershey was an American microbiologist and geneticist born on December 4, 1908, in Owosso, Michigan. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, sharing the honor with Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria for their discoveries related to virus reproduction mechanisms. Hershey earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Michigan State University in 1930 and obtained his Ph.D. in microbiology in 1934. He conducted pivotal research on bacteriophages, demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material, which solidified his legacy in genetics and molecular biology.
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Meaning of the name - Alfred
wise counselor, elf counsel
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Place of Birth: Owosso
Place of Death: Syosset
Cause of Death: heart failure
Educated At: Michigan State University
Occupation: microbiologist | geneticist | chemist
Employers: Washington University in St. Louis
Awards Received: Kimber Genetics Award | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 4, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 4, 2025 |
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| Sun | 12 Sagittarius 13 | 12 Sagittarius 50 | 10 Aries 23 |
| Moon | 2 Taurus 34 | 9 Gemini 43 | 14 Leo 39 |
| Mercury | 1 Sagittarius 34 | 22 Scorpio 40 | 20 Pisces 57 |
| Venus | 7 Scorpio 43 | 4 Sagittarius 55 | 3 Aries 9 |
| Mars | 6 Scorpio 0 | 22 Sagittarius 5 | 23 Capricorn 56 |
| Jupiter | 13 Virgo 16 | 24 Cancer 17 | 5 Virgo 43 |
| Saturn | 3 Aries 54 | 25 Pisces 6 | 13 Aries 11 |
| Uranus | 15 Capricorn 1 | 28 Taurus 54 | 20 Capricorn 47 |
| Neptune | 16 Cancer 35 | 29 Pisces 22 | 14 Cancer 19 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 4 | 1 Aquarius 59 | 23 Gemini 54 |
| Rahu | 26 Gemini 32 | 13 Pisces 36 | 20 Gemini 20 |
| Ketu | 26 Sagittarius 32 | 13 Virgo 36 | 20 Sagittarius 20 |
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