Academic
Ferdinand Buisson
Secular state education in France, and a Nobel Peace Prize at eighty six.
Ferdinand Édouard Buisson was a French educational public servant, pacifist, and Radical-Socialist politician. He presided over the League of Education from 1902 to 1906 and over the Human Rights League (LDH) from 1914 to 1926. In 1927, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to him jointly with Ludwig Quidde. A philosopher and educator, he was Director of Primary Education. He was the author of a thesis on Sebastian Castellio, in whom he saw a "liberal Protestant" in his image. Ferdinand Buisson was the president of the National Association of Freethinkers. In 1905, he chaired the parliamentary committee to implement the separation of church and state. Famous for his fight for secular education through the League of Education, he coined the term laïcité ("secularism").
- Born
- 1841-12-20, Paris, FranceA Monday
- Died
- 1932-02-16, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, FranceA Tuesday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1841-12-20, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 21°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 13°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 10°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 16°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 0°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 4°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 20°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 18°58′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1932-02-16, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 26°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 16°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 18°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 4°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 23°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 16°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 29°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 6°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°22′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ferdinand Buisson 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.