K. Barry Sharpless is an American chemist born on April 28, 1941, in Philadelphia. He is a professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute in California. He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1968, where he also completed his postdoctoral work. Sharpless received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for his development of reagents that accelerate chemical reactions, contributing to heart drug production. He was awarded a second Nobel Prize in 2022 for his role in developing click chemistry, making him the fifth person to receive two Nobel Prizes in chemistry.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Karl
free man, manly
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Karl Barry Sharpless belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Philadelphia
Educated At: Friends' Central School | Dartmouth College | Stanford University | Harvard University
Occupation: university teacher | chemist
Employers: Scripps Research | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Stanford University
Awards Received: Chirality Medal | King Faisal International Prize in Science | William H. Nichols Medal | Tetrahedron Prize | Sir Derek Barton Gold medal | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | F. A. Cotton Medal | Centenary Prize | Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry | Remsen Award | American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Scheele Award | Arthur C. Cope Award | Prelog Medal | Chemical Pioneer Award | Harvey Prize | Guggenheim Fellowship | Wolf Prize in Chemistry | NAS Award in Chemical Sciences | Priestley Medal | Benjamin Franklin Medal | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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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 April 28, 1941
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 28, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 28, 2026 |
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| Sun | 7 Taurus 58 | 8 Taurus 23 | 29 Cancer 25 |
| Moon | 0 Gemini 54 | 3 Libra 32 | 9 Cancer 49 |
| Mercury | 29 Aries 24 | 21 Aries 42 | 9 Cancer 41 |
| Venus | 10 Taurus 25 | 5 Gemini 28 | 24 Leo 32 |
| Mars | 18 Aquarius 3 | 14 Aries 34 | 10 Aries 58 |
| Jupiter | 23 Taurus 22 | 18 Cancer 36 | 12 Gemini 28 |
| Saturn | 16 Taurus 53 | 8 Aries 46 | 26 Taurus 38 |
| Uranus | 25 Taurus 7 | 0 Gemini 9 | 29 Taurus 32 |
| Neptune | 25 Virgo 17 | 3 Aries 11 | 25 Virgo 29 |
| Pluto | 2 Leo 4 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 3 Leo 47 |
| Rahu | 29 Virgo 56 | 5 Pisces 56 | 25 Virgo 26 |
| Ketu | 29 Pisces 56 | 5 Virgo 56 | 25 Pisces 26 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Karl Barry Sharpless's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 02 March, 2026 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 02 March, 2026 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 27 November, 2026
