Agricultural scientist
George Washington Carver
Born into slavery, he taught Southern farmers crop rotation and found hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes to make the alternative crops worth growing.
George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent Black scientists of the early 20th century.
- Born
- 1864-07-12, Diamond, Missouri, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1943-01-05, Tuskegee, Alabama, USAA Tuesday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1864-07-12, Diamond, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 14°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 2°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 17°44′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 12°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 26°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 8°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°07′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1943-01-05, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 14°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 2°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 3°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 26°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°56′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°29′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 1°02′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 2°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 6°34′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Washington Carver 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.