Photographer
Bernd Becher
Half of the couple who photographed industrial structures in deadpan grids for forty years and taught most of the Dusseldorf School.
Bernhard "Bernd" Becher, and Hilla Becher, née Wobeser, were German conceptual artists and photographers working as a collaborative duo. They are best known for their extensive series of photographic images, or typologies, of industrial buildings and structures, often organised in grids. As the founders of what has come to be known as the 'Becher school' or the Düsseldorf School of Photography, they influenced generations of documentary photographers and artists in Germany and abroad. They were awarded the Erasmus Prize and the Hasselblad Award.
- Born
- 1931-08-20, Siegen, GermanyA Thursday
- Died
- 2007-06-22, Rostock, GermanyA Friday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1931-08-20, Siegen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 26°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 26°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 19°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 21°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 7°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 17°28′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 19°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 21°22′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2007-06-22, Rostock, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 0°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 29°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 10°08′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 15°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 28°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°52′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 21°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 18°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 21°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 27°33′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bernd Becher 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.