Palaeontologist
Arthur Smith Woodward
The world authority on fossil fish, and taken in by the Piltdown forgery.
Sir Arthur Smith Woodward, FRS was an English palaeontologist, known as a world expert in fossil fish. He also described the Piltdown Man fossils, which were later determined to be fraudulent. He is not related to Henry Woodward, whom he replaced as curator of the Geology Department of the British Museum of Natural History.
- Born
- 1864-05-23, Macclesfield, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1944-09-02, Haywards Heath, EnglandA Saturday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1864-05-23, Macclesfield, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 2°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 27°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 2°25′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 17°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 26°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 21°26′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 11°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 23°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 7°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 12°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1944-09-02, Haywards Heath, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 3°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 18°27′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 28°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 2°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 8°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 8°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 13°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 3°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 9°15′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arthur Smith Woodward 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.