Mathematician
Benoit Mandelbrot
Coined the word fractal and showed that coastlines, clouds and share prices all have the same kind of roughness at every scale.
Benoit B. Mandelbrot was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding what he labeled as "the art of roughness" of physical phenomena and "the uncontrolled element in life". He referred to himself as a "fractalist" and is recognized for his contribution to the field of fractal geometry, which included coining the word "fractal", as well as developing a theory of "roughness and self-similarity" in nature.
- Born
- 1924-11-20, Warsaw, PolandA Thursday
- Died
- 2010-10-14, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAA Thursday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-11-20, Warsaw, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 27°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 12°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 21°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 13°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 23°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 7°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 17°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°17′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2010-10-14, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 21°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 19°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 12°25′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Scorpio | 20°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 25°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 27°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 26°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 3°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Benoit Mandelbrot 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.