Neurosurgeon
António Egas Moniz
Portuguese neurosurgeon whose Nobel remains the most contested ever given.
António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz, known as simply Egas Moniz, was a Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern psychosurgery, having developed the surgical procedure leucotomy-better known today as lobotomy-for which he became the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize in 1949.
- Born
- 1874-11-29, Avanca, PortugalA Sunday
- Died
- 1955-12-13, Lisbon, PortugalA Tuesday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1874-11-29, Avanca, Portugal · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Lisbonthe zone used then
Europe/LisbonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 7°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 22°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 17°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 22°15′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Libra | 16°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 23°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 9°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 15°14′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 28°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 21°26′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1955-12-13, Lisbon, Portugal · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Lisbonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 20°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 12°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 25°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 16°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 9°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 1°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 26°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 1°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 29°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 28°34′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment António Egas Moniz 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.