Engineer
Ferdinand Porsche
Designed the Volkswagen Beetle and the Tiger tank, and was held for twenty months after the war over his use of forced labour.
Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner-Porsche), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing cars, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, and several other important developments and Porsche automobiles.
- Born
- 1875-09-03, Liberec, Czech RepublicA Friday
- Died
- 1951-01-30, Stuttgart, GermanyA Tuesday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1875-09-03, Liberec, Czech Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Praguethe zone used then
Europe/PragueThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 10°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 21°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 1°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 29°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 21°22′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 17°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 2°51′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 23°37′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1951-01-30, Stuttgart, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 9°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 7°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 16°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 28°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 6°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 10°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 2°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 6°10′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 19°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 18°52′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ferdinand Porsche 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.