Chemist
Georg Wittig
The Wittig reaction, which builds carbon double bonds to order.
Georg Wittig was a German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Herbert C. Brown in 1979.
- Born
- 1897-06-16, Berlin, GermanyA Wednesday
- Died
- 1987-08-26, Heidelberg, GermanyA Wednesday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1897-06-16, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 25°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 17°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 2°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 16°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°26′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 25°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 20°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 13°30′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1987-08-26, Heidelberg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 24°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 3°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 2°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 29°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 14°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 22°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 5°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 7°34′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Georg Wittig 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.