Maurice Wilkins (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born physicist and molecular biologist of British nationality. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 alongside Francis Crick and James Watson for their research on the biological structure of nucleic acids in living organisms. Wilkins played a crucial role in obtaining pivotal images of DNA, notably the famous 'photo 51' produced by Rosalind Franklin that aided in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
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Meaning of the name - Maurice
dark-skinned, Moorish
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Maurice Wilkins belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Pongaroa
Place of Death: Blackheath
Educated At: King Edward's School | St John's College | University of Birmingham | University of Cambridge
Occupation: crystallographer | biophysicist | researcher | physicist | physician
Spouses: Ruth Wilkins | Patricia Ann Chidgey
Employers: University of California, Berkeley | King's College London
Awards Received: Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society | EMBO Membership | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Fellow of the Royal Society | 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 15, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 15, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Sagittarius 25 | 23 Sagittarius 58 | 13 Aries 22 |
| Moon | 0 Virgo 45 | 6 Scorpio 26 | 29 Leo 39 |
| Mercury | 5 Capricorn 19 | 4 Sagittarius 52 | 18 Aries 42 |
| Venus | 21 Scorpio 48 | 18 Sagittarius 42 | 7 Aries 30 |
| Mars | 10 Capricorn 41 | 0 Capricorn 18 | 6 Aries 11 |
| Jupiter | 25 Aries 11 | 23 Cancer 18 | 9 Taurus 40 |
| Saturn | 0 Leo 23 | 25 Pisces 20 | 24 Cancer 28 |
| Uranus | 16 Aquarius 47 | 28 Taurus 29 | 22 Aquarius 28 |
| Neptune | 4 Leo 30 | 29 Pisces 22 | 2 Leo 7 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 34 | 2 Aquarius 15 | 2 Cancer 23 |
| Rahu | 21 Capricorn 13 | 13 Pisces 1 | 15 Capricorn 27 |
| Ketu | 21 Cancer 13 | 13 Virgo 1 | 15 Cancer 27 |
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