Mathematician
George Salmon
Textbooks on conic sections used for eighty years, and then a theologian.
George Salmon was a distinguished and influential Irish mathematician and Anglican theologian. After working in algebraic geometry for two decades, Salmon devoted the last forty years of his life to theology. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin, having served as the 32nd Provost of the university from 1888 to 1904.
- Born
- 1819-09-25, Dublin, IrelandA Saturday
- Died
- 1904-01-22, Dublin, IrelandA Friday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1819-09-25, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 1°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 13°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 14°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 27°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 7°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 25°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 26°26′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1904-01-22, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 1°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 23°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 20°00′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 20°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 2°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 21°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 27°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 3°50′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 18°58′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Salmon 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.