Philosopher & mathematician
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher who changed his own position repeatedly and argued that meaning is not in the head.
Hilary Whitehall Putnam was an American philosopher, mathematician, computer scientist, and figure in analytic philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. He contributed to the studies of philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of science. Outside philosophy, Putnam contributed to mathematics and computer science. Together with Martin Davis he developed the Davis-Putnam algorithm for the Boolean satisfiability problem and he helped demonstrate the unsolvability of Hilbert's tenth problem.
- Born
- 1926-07-31, Chicago, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2016-03-13, Arlington, USAA Sunday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-07-31, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 19°13′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 8°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 29°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 24°08′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 29°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 23°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°52′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2016-03-13, Arlington, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 23°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 26°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 14°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 2°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 17°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 18°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 10°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 17°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hilary Putnam 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.