Chemist
Henri Moissan
Isolated fluorine, which had killed or injured several chemists before him.
Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds. Among his other contributions, Moissan discovered moissanite and contributed to the development of the electric arc furnace. Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.
- Born
- 1852-09-28, Paris, FranceA Tuesday
- Died
- 1907-02-20, Paris, FranceA Wednesday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1852-09-28, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 5°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 7°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 20°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 19°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 7°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 21°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 17°12′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 7°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 9°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 1°15′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1907-02-20, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 0°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 14°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 14°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 8°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 1°02′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 15°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 10°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°46′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Henri Moissan 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.