Philosopher
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
The Great Chain of Being, and the history of ideas as a discipline.
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy was an American philosopher and intellectual historian, who founded the discipline known as the history of ideas with his book The Great Chain of Being (1936), on the topic of that name, which has been described as 'probably the single most influential work in the history of ideas in the United States during the last half century'. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1932. In 1940, he founded the Journal of the History of Ideas.
- Born
- 1873-10-10, Berlin, GermanyA Friday
- Died
- 1962-12-30, Baltimore, USAA Sunday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1873-10-10, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 17°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 13°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 27°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 26°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 9°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 27°25′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 21°21′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1962-12-30, Baltimore, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 8°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 27°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 24°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 24°40′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 8°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 9°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 5°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 12°05′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arthur Oncken Lovejoy 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.