Sidney Altman is a Canadian-American biochemist born on May 7, 1939, in Montreal, Quebec. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed his doctorate in biophysics at the University of Colorado in 1967 after spending 18 months at Columbia University. In 1989, Altman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Thomas Cech for their groundbreaking work on RNA and its role in biochemical processes.
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Meaning of the name - Sidney
wide meadow, broad island
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Sidney Altman belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Montreal
Place of Death: Rockleigh
Educated At: University of Colorado Boulder | Columbia University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: molecular biologist | biophysicist | academic | biochemist | university teacher | biologist | chemist | physicist
Spouses: Ann M. Altman
Employers: Harvard University
Awards Received: honorary doctorate from the McGill University | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Lomonosov Gold Medal | Rosenstiel Award | Sterling Professor | 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 May 7, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 7, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 7, 2026 |
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| Sun | 16 Taurus 11 | 17 Taurus 6 | 9 Leo 27 |
| Moon | 4 Capricorn 18 | 22 Capricorn 7 | 5 Pisces 36 |
| Mercury | 20 Aries 23 | 9 Taurus 4 | 22 Leo 45 |
| Venus | 14 Aries 27 | 16 Gemini 21 | 0 Leo 5 |
| Mars | 23 Capricorn 42 | 21 Aries 27 | 26 Capricorn 49 |
| Jupiter | 29 Pisces 11 | 19 Cancer 54 | 8 Aries 42 |
| Saturn | 24 Aries 21 | 9 Aries 46 | 1 Taurus 18 |
| Uranus | 17 Taurus 45 | 0 Gemini 40 | 21 Taurus 42 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 42 | 3 Aries 27 | 21 Virgo 31 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 21 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 1 Leo 19 |
| Rahu | 8 Scorpio 10 | 5 Pisces 27 | 3 Scorpio 33 |
| Ketu | 8 Taurus 10 | 5 Virgo 27 | 3 Taurus 33 |
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