Chemist
Adolf von Baeyer
Synthesised indigo, and put a dye industry out of the fields.
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist who synthesized indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds. He was ennobled in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1885 and was the 1905 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Born
- 1835-10-31, Berlin, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1917-08-20, Starnberg, GermanyA Monday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1835-10-31, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 7°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 22°27′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 14°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 21°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 1°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 13°23′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1917-08-20, Starnberg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 26°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 25°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 23°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 27°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 8°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 7°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 21°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 5°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 5°07′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Adolf von Baeyer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.