Physicist
David Thouless
Brought topology into physics and explained phases nobody could classify.
David James Thouless was a British condensed-matter physicist. He was awarded the 1990 Wolf Prize and a laureate of the 2016 Nobel Prize for physics along with F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
- Born
- 1934-09-21, Bearsden, ScotlandA Friday
- Died
- 2019-04-06, Cambridge, EnglandA Saturday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1934-09-21, Bearsden, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 27°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 4°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 17°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 13°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 25°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°30′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 0°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°48′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2019-04-06, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 16°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 28°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 19°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 4°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 24°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 20°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 1°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 17°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 23°04′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment David Thouless 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.