Luis Federico Leloir Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine biochemist, physician, and pharmacist born on September 6, 1906, in Paris. He moved to Argentina as a child and began studying medicine at the University of Buenos Aires in 1924, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1932. He worked as a research assistant and later became the director of the physiology research institute at the Cambiaso Foundation in 1947. Leloir conducted significant research on carbohydrates, particularly metabolic pathways involving lactose, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1970, making him the third South American Nobel laureate.

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Meaning of the name - Luis

renowned warrior, famous fighter

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September 6, 1906 Facts

Generation Group

Luis Federico Leloir belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Paris

Place of Death: Catamarca Province

Cause of Death: myocardial infarction

Educated At: Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Occupation: biochemist | university teacher | chemist | physicist | physician

Employers: Leloir Institute | Washington University in St. Louis | University of Buenos Aires | University of Washington | Columbia University | University of Cambridge

Awards Received: Grand Cross of the Order Bernardo O'Higgins | honorary doctorate of the University of Granada | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | TWAS fellow | diamond Konex award | Canada Gairdner International Award | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | Legion of Honour | Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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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.