Computer scientist
Dennis Ritchie
Created the C programming language and co-created Unix, which between them underlie almost every computer in use. He died a week after Steve Jobs and it went nearly unnoticed.
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was an American computer scientist. He created, together with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language.
- Born
- 1941-09-09, Bronxville, New York, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2011-10-12, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, USAA Wednesday, aged 70
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-09-09, Bronxville, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 16°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 1°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 4°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 23°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 23°39′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 19°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 28°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 27°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°04′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2011-10-12, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 18°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 25°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 28°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 14°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 7°26′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 20°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 1°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 5°03′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Dennis Ritchie 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.