Physicist
Arnold Sommerfeld
German theorist who supervised more Nobel laureates than anyone before or since, and was nominated eighty four times without winning.
Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in both atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics.
- Born
- 1868-12-05, Königsberg, Kingdom of PrussiaA Saturday
- Died
- 1951-04-26, Munich, GermanyA Thursday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1868-12-05, Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kaliningradthe zone used then
Europe/KaliningradThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 13°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 24°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 6°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 29°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 4°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 8°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 16°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 14°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 15°34′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1951-04-26, Munich, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 5°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 8°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 3°16′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 13°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 11°51′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 1°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 26°25′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 6°12′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 17°41′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 17°25′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arnold Sommerfeld 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.