Physicist
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
The Franck-Hertz experiment, which showed atoms take energy in steps.
Gustav Ludwig Hertz was a German experimental physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Franck "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom."
- Born
- 1887-07-22, Hamburg, GermanyA Friday
- Died
- 1975-10-30, East Berlin, German Democratic RepublicA Thursday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- German Reich
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1887-07-22, Hamburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 29°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 20°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 10°16′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 14°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 27°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 26°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 8°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 29°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-10-30, East Berlin, German Democratic Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 6°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 9°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 19°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 2°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 17°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 2°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 3°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 10°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 10°10′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gustav Ludwig Hertz 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.
