Economist
Albert O. Hirschman
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, and a life that included the French resistance.
Albert Otto Hirschman was an American economist. He was the author of several influential books on development economics, political economy, and political ideology including The Strategy of Economic Development (1958), Exit, Voice, and Loyalty (1970), The Passions and the Interests (1977), and The Rhetoric of Reaction (1991). He was a founding figure in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study and an influential economic advisor to Latin American leaders. In World War II, he played a key role in rescuing refugees from occupied France with the Emergency Rescue Committee.
- Born
- 1915-04-07, Berlin, GermanyA Wednesday
- Died
- 2012-12-10, Ewing Township, USAA Monday, aged 97
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1915-04-07, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 16°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 24°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 6°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 22°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 27°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 0°15′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2012-12-10, Ewing Township, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 11°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 23°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 18°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 10°15′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 7°38′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 0°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 8°34′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Albert O. Hirschman 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.
