Chemist
Alfred Werner
Worked out the three dimensional structure of coordination compounds.
Alfred Werner was a Swiss chemist who was a student at ETH Zurich and a professor at the University of Zurich. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 for proposing the octahedral configuration of transition metal complexes. Werner developed the basis for modern coordination chemistry. He was the first inorganic chemist to win the Nobel Prize, and the only one prior to 1973.
- Born
- 1866-12-12, Mulhouse, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 1919-11-15, Zurich, SwitzerlandA Saturday, aged 52
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1866-12-12, Mulhouse, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 20°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 18°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 9°40′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 18°58′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 29°28′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 7°00′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 10°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°33′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1919-11-15, Zurich, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 22°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 14°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 5°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 17°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 10°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 27°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°32′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°31′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alfred Werner 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.
