Vincent du Vigneaud's Birth Card: The Ace of Diamonds

In the record

Vincent du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978) was an American biochemist. The birth-card coordinate for May 18 is the Ace of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1955 Chemistry prize.

Nobel Prize record

• 1955 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry — for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone

The Ace of Diamonds coordinate

Vincent du Vigneaud's birthday maps to the Ace of Diamonds (The Wealth Pioneer). 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 Vincent du Vigneaud. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You start a resource in motion because you trust you can make and keep value.

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Vincent du Vigneaud in the public record

He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone," a reference to his work on the peptide hormone oxytocin. Vincent du Vigneaud was born in Chicago in 1901. Of French descent, he was the son of inventor and mechanic Alfred du Vigneaud and Mary Theresa. He studied at the Schurz High School and completed secondary education in 1918. His interest in sulfur began when he entered high school and his new friends invited him to run chemical experiments on explosives using sulfur. During World War I, senior students were made to work on farms, and du Vigneaud worked near Caledonia, Illinois. There he became an expert in milking cows, which inspired him to become a farmer. However, his elder sister, Beatrice, persuaded him to take up chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, after which he enrolled in the chemical engineering course.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Vincent du Vigneaud (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

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He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone," a reference to his work on the peptide hormone oxytocin.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: chemistry.

Also on the record

1. He later recalled: I found during the first year that it was chemistry rather than engineering that appealed to me most.
2. I switched to a major in chemistry, since I was deeply impressed by the senior student's work, especially in organic chemistry.
3. I also found that I was most interested in those aspects of organic chemistry that had to do with medical substances and began to develop an interest in biochemistry.His interest was aroused by lectures of Carl Shipp Marvel and Howard B.
4. Lewis, whom he remembered as being 'extremely enthusiastic about sulfur." With little support from the family, he found odd jobs to support himself.

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• Bernard L. Feringa — 2016 Chemistry
• Bertrand Russell — 1950 Literature
• Brian P. Schmidt — 2011 Physics
• Burton Richter — 1976 Physics
• César Milstein — 1984 Physiology or Medicine
• David J. Wineland — 2012 Physics
• Ei-ichi Negishi — 2010 Chemistry
• Erwin Schrödinger — 1933 Physics
• 18 more laureates share this card.

FAQ

What is Vincent du Vigneaud's birth card?

The Ace of Diamonds. May 18 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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Where do Vincent du Vigneaud's dates come from?

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