Photographer
Hilla Becher
Half of the couple who photographed water towers and winding gear as typologies, and a trained photographer before her husband was.
Hilla Becher was a German conceptual photographer. Becher was well known for her industrial photographs, or typologies, with longtime collaborator and husband, Bernd Becher. Her career spanned more than 50 years and included photographs from the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Italy.
- Born
- 1934-09-02, Potsdam, GermanyA Sunday
- Died
- 2015-10-10, Düsseldorf, GermanyA Saturday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1934-09-02, Potsdam, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 27°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 15°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 19°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 1°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 23°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 1°10′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 12°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°28′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2015-10-10, Düsseldorf, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 16°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 18°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 0°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 1°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 12°44′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 1°51′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 18°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 7°25′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 13°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hilla Becher 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.