Computer scientist
Charles Bachman
The first database management system, and a Turing Award for it.
Charles William Bachman III was an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher, developer, and manager rather than in academia. He was particularly known for his work in the early development of database management systems. His techniques of layered architecture include his namesake Bachman diagrams. He won the 1973 ACM Turing Award.
- Born
- 1924-12-11, Manhattan, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2017-07-13, Lexington, USAA Thursday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1924-12-11, Manhattan, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 19°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 24°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 17°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 25°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 10°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 17°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°56′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2017-07-13, Lexington, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 21°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 12°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 13°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 9°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 25°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 22°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°02′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Bachman 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.
