Mathematician
Georg Cantor
Proved that some infinities are larger than others, was attacked for it by leading mathematicians, and spent his later years in and out of sanatoria.
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a mathematician who played a pivotal role in the creation of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of one-to-one correspondence between the members of two sets, defined infinite and well-ordered sets, and proved that the real numbers are more numerous than the natural numbers. Cantor's method of proof of this theorem implies the existence of an infinity of infinities. He defined the cardinal and ordinal numbers and their arithmetic. Cantor's work is of great philosophical interest, a fact of which he was well aware.
- Born
- 1845-03-03, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Monday
- Died
- 1918-01-06, Halle, GermanyA Sunday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1845-03-03, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 8°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 26°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 26°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 8°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 13°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 24°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 22°31′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1918-01-06, Halle, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 26°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 8°13′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 28°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 2°09′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 13°02′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 21°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 6°16′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°16′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Georg Cantor 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.
