Albert Szent-Györgyi's Birth Card: The 8 of Clubs

In the record

Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre; September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. The birth-card coordinate for September 16 is the 8 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1937 Physiology or Medicine prize.

Nobel Prize record

• 1937 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — for his discoveries in connection with the biological combustion processes, with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid

The 8 of Clubs coordinate

Albert Szent-Györgyi's birthday maps to the 8 of Clubs (The Ambitious Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Nobel Prize and not a verdict on Albert Szent-Györgyi. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You run a knowledge system other people can follow, and you stand behind the call.

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Albert Szent-Györgyi in the public record

He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering many of the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle and the molecular basis of muscle contraction. Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, on September 16, 1893. His father, Miklós Szent-Györgyi, was a landowner, born in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania (today Târgu Mureş, Romania), a Calvinist, and could trace his ancestry back to 1608 when Sámuel, a Calvinist predicant, was ennobled. At the time of Szent-Györgyi's birth, being of the nobility was considered important and created opportunities that otherwise were not available. (Miklós Szent-Györgyi's parents were Imre Szent-Györgyi and Mária Csiky). His mother, Jozefina, a Roman Catholic, was a daughter of József Lenhossék and Anna Bossányi. Jozefina was a sister of Mihály Lenhossék; both of these men were Professors of Anatomy at the Eötvös Loránd University. His family included three generations of scientists. Music was important in the Lenhossék family.

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Where the record meets the 9 of Clubs

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In some experiments they used paprika as the source for their vitamin C. Also during this time, Szent-Györgyi continued his work on cellular respiration, identifying fumaric acid and other steps in what would become known as the Krebs cycle.

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Also on the record

1. His mother Jozefina prepared to become an opera singer and auditioned for Gustav Mahler, then a conductor at the Budapest Opera.
2. He advised her to marry instead, since her voice was not enough.
3. Albert himself was good at the piano, while his brother Pál became a professional violinist.
4. Szent-Györgyi began his studies at the Semmelweis University in 1911, and then began research in his uncle's anatomy lab.

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• 15 more laureates share this card.

FAQ

What is Albert Szent-Györgyi's birth card?

The 8 of Clubs. September 16 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Nobel Prize?

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