Archaeologist
Heinrich Schliemann
Made a fortune in trade and then dug for Troy using Homer as a map. He found it, and destroyed a good deal of the site doing so.
Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann was a German businessman and an influential archeologist. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlık, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. His work lent weight to the idea that Homer's Iliad reflects historical events. Schliemann's excavation of nine layers of archaeological remains has been criticized as destructive of significant historical artefacts, including the layer that is believed to be the Homeric Troy.
- Born
- 1822-01-06, Neubukow, GermanyA Sunday
- Died
- 1890-12-26, Naples, ItalyA Friday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1822-01-06, Neubukow, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 15°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 29°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 5°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 21°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 3°59′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 3°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 27°53′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1890-12-26, Naples, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 4°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 7°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 4°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 7°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 13°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 4°37′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 6°24′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Heinrich Schliemann 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.