Typographer
Adrian Frutiger
Designed Univers and the signage typeface for Charles de Gaulle airport that became Frutiger, on the principle that a letter should not be noticed at all.
Adrian Johann Frutiger was a Swiss typeface designer who influenced the direction of type design in the second half of the 20th century. His career spanned the hot metal, phototypesetting and digital typesetting eras. Until his death, he lived in Bremgarten bei Bern.
- Born
- 1928-05-24, Unterseen, SwitzerlandA Thursday
- Died
- 2015-09-10, Bremgarten bei Bern, SwitzerlandA Thursday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-05-24, Unterseen, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
Europe/ZurichThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 9°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 23°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 22°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°48′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 6°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2015-09-10, Bremgarten bei Bern, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 17°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 16°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 13°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 14°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 20°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 6°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 29°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 19°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 8°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 13°01′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Adrian Frutiger 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.