Naturalist & explorer
Alexander von Humboldt
Spent five years measuring South America and came back with the idea that nature is a connected whole. More things are named after him than after any other person.
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 to 1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography, while his advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement pioneered modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring. Humboldt and Carl Ritter are both regarded as the founders of modern geography as they established it as an independent scientific discipline.
- Born
- 1769-09-14, Berlin, GermanyA Thursday
- Died
- 1859-05-06, Berlin, GermanyA Friday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1769-09-14, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 21°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 3°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 1°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 8°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 11°10′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 9°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 13°13′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1859-05-06, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 15°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 2°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 26°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 8°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 22°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 2°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 26°22′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 7°14′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alexander von Humboldt 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.