Architect & designer
Eero Saarinen
Designed the Gateway Arch and the TWA terminal, and the Tulip chair. He died at fifty-one of a brain tumour with most of his major buildings unfinished.
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer. Saarinen's work includes the General Motors Technical Center, the Dulles International Airport Main Terminal, the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, the Gateway Arch, and the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. During his career, Saarinen was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and served on the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
- Born
- 1910-08-20, Kirkkonummi, FinlandA Saturday
- Died
- 1961-09-01, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAA Friday, aged 51
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Finland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1910-08-20, Kirkkonummi, Finland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Helsinkithe zone used then
Europe/HelsinkiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 26°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 1°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 12°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 6°34′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°57′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 20°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1961-09-01, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Detroitthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 24°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 10°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 28°05′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 23°46′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 26°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 9°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 7°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eero Saarinen 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.