Poet
Friedrich Hölderlin
Wrote some of the greatest German poetry and then spent the last thirty-six years of his life in a tower in Tubingen, largely incoherent.
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Particularly due to his early association with and philosophical influence on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, he was also an important thinker in the development of German Idealism.
- Born
- 1770-03-20, Lauffen am Neckar, GermanyA Tuesday
- Died
- 1843-06-07, Tubingen, GermanyA Wednesday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1770-03-20, Lauffen am Neckar, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 29°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 28°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 23°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 25°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 9°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 9°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 17°25′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1843-06-07, Tubingen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 16°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 10°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 1°47′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 15°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 14°47′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 27°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 24°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 1°53′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 21°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 22°35′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Friedrich Hölderlin 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.