Erwin Chargaff Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian-Hungarian biochemist who emigrated to the United States and became a professor at Columbia University's medical school. He is best known for his critical contributions to the understanding of DNA structure. Chargaff discovered two key rules regarding nucleotide composition: first, that the amount of guanine equals cytosine and the amount of adenine equals thymine in DNA, suggesting a base pairing structure. Secondly, he noted that the relative amounts of these bases vary among different species, implying that DNA, rather than proteins, could be the genetic material.

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Meaning of the name - Erwin

warrior friend, strong friend

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August 11, 1905 Facts

Generation Group

Erwin Chargaff belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Chernivtsi

Place of Death: New York City

Educated At: University of Vienna | Yale University

Occupation: biochemist | biographer | chemist | writer

Employers: Pasteur Institute | Humboldt University of Berlin | Columbia University

Awards Received: Gregor Mendel Medal | Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics | Friedrich-Märker-Preis | Guggenheim Fellowship | Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik | Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis | Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer | National Medal of Science | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.