Botanist
Ferdinand von Mueller
Described most of the Australian flora, and named two thousand species.
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria, Australia by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants.
- Born
- 1825-06-30, Rostock, GermanyA Thursday
- Died
- 1896-10-10, Melbourne, AustraliaA Saturday, aged 71
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1825-06-30, Rostock, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 8°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 8°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 26°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 26°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 28°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 14°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 18°23′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 10°29′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 4°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1896-10-10, Melbourne, Australia · time unknown, noon chart
Australia/Melbournethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 17°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 14°36′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 11°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 2°14′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 22°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 20°13′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 13°36′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ferdinand von Mueller 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.