Charles J. Pedersen was an American organic chemist born on October 3, 1904, in Busan, South Korea, to a Norwegian father and Japanese mother. He moved to the United States in 1922 to study chemical engineering at the University of Dayton, Ohio, and later earned a master's degree in organic chemistry from MIT. Despite encouragement to pursue a doctorate, he declined. In 1987, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing molecules with high selectivity in certain structural reactions. He held 65 patents and discovered he had multiple myeloma in 1983, passing away on October 26, 1989.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Place of Birth: Busan
Place of Death: Salem
Cause of Death: multiple myeloma
Educated At: Saint Joseph College, Yokohama | University of Dayton | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: researcher | chemist
Awards Received: Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 3, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 3, 2025 |
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| Sun | 10 Libra 3 | 10 Libra 44 | 12 Aquarius 12 |
| Moon | 24 Cancer 19 | 24 Aquarius 48 | 10 Capricorn 16 |
| Mercury | 22 Virgo 24 | 25 Libra 26 | 19 Capricorn 29 |
| Venus | 3 Scorpio 30 | 17 Virgo 24 | 28 Pisces 23 |
| Mars | 1 Virgo 19 | 7 Scorpio 43 | 8 Scorpio 58 |
| Jupiter | 26 Aries 47 | 22 Cancer 48 | 23 Aries 39 |
| Saturn | 15 Aquarius 2 | 27 Pisces 26 | 22 Aquarius 33 |
| Uranus | 26 Sagittarius 15 | 1 Gemini 10 | 2 Capricorn 25 |
| Neptune | 8 Cancer 11 | 0 Aries 28 | 5 Cancer 53 |
| Pluto | 21 Gemini 42 | 1 Aquarius 23 | 19 Gemini 52 |
| Rahu | 17 Virgo 11 | 16 Pisces 53 | 10 Virgo 46 |
| Ketu | 17 Pisces 11 | 16 Virgo 53 | 10 Pisces 46 |
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