Aviator
Hugo Eckener
Commanded the Graf Zeppelin round the world, and refused to fly for the Nazis.
Hugo Eckener was the manager of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship flight around the world, making him the most successful airship commander in history. He was also responsible for the construction of the most successful type of airships of all time. An anti-Nazi who was invited to campaign as a moderate in the German presidential elections, he was blacklisted by the Nazi regime and eventually sidelined.
- Born
- 1868-08-10, Flensburg, GermanyA Monday
- Died
- 1954-08-14, Friedrichshafen, GermanyA Saturday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1868-08-10, Flensburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 18°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 1°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 16°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 27°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 14°08′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 29°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 15°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 17°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 17°02′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1954-08-14, Friedrichshafen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 21°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 21°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 13°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 5°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 27°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 18°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 3°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 25°05′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 24°33′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hugo Eckener 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.