Karen Elizabeth Wetterhahn was an American chemistry professor at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, specializing in exposure to toxic metals. She tragically died at the age of 48 due to mercury poisoning from an accidental exposure to the highly toxic organic compound dimethylmercury. The protective gloves she was wearing failed to provide adequate protection, and exposure to just a few drops of this chemical through the gloves proved fatal within less than a year.
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Meaning of the name - Karen
pure, clean
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Karen Wetterhahn belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Plattsburgh
Place of Death: Lyme
Cause of Death: mercury poisoning
Educated At: St. Lawrence University | Columbia University
Occupation: chemist
Employers: Dartmouth College
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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.
Ephemeris for October 16, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Libra 14 | 23 Libra 35 | 10 Capricorn 58 |
| Moon | 7 Aries 48 | 29 Leo 20 | 7 Aquarius 42 |
| Mercury | 0 Scorpio 29 | 14 Scorpio 25 | 22 Capricorn 30 |
| Venus | 11 Virgo 40 | 3 Libra 30 | 15 Sagittarius 26 |
| Mars | 29 Scorpio 37 | 16 Scorpio 41 | 27 Capricorn 37 |
| Jupiter | 24 Sagittarius 24 | 24 Cancer 5 | 10 Capricorn 27 |
| Saturn | 3 Virgo 27 | 26 Pisces 32 | 6 Virgo 29 |
| Uranus | 0 Cancer 33 | 0 Gemini 49 | 28 Gemini 3 |
| Neptune | 13 Libra 7 | 0 Aries 7 | 15 Libra 6 |
| Pluto | 16 Leo 19 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 16 Leo 6 |
| Rahu | 5 Taurus 28 | 16 Pisces 12 | 1 Taurus 24 |
| Ketu | 5 Scorpio 28 | 16 Virgo 12 | 1 Scorpio 24 |
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