Ecologist & writer
Aldo Leopold
Wrote A Sand County Almanac and the land ethic, and died of a heart attack fighting a neighbour's grass fire.
Aldo Leopold was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, professor, conservationist, and environmentalist. He taught at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949), which has been translated into fifteen languages and has sold more than two million copies.
- Born
- 1887-01-11, Burlington, Iowa, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1948-04-21, Baraboo, Wisconsin, USAA Wednesday, aged 61
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-01-11, Burlington, Iowa, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 21°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 5°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 0°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 14°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 3°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 18°52′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 12°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 25°10′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 2°17′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1948-04-21, Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 7°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 23°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 17°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 21°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°52′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 15°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 23°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 11°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 12°33′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Aldo Leopold 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.