Surgeon
Emil Theodor Kocher
Swiss surgeon and the first to win the Nobel for surgery.
Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid. Among his many accomplishments are the introduction and promotion of aseptic surgery and scientific methods in surgery, specifically reducing the mortality of thyroidectomies below 1% in his operations.
- Born
- 1841-08-25, Bern, SwitzerlandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1917-07-27, Bern, SwitzerlandA Friday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1841-08-25, Bern, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
Europe/ZurichThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 19°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 22°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 26°30′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 23°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 20°45′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1917-07-27, Bern, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 3°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 5°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 19°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 28°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 29°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 22°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°39′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Emil Theodor Kocher 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.