Composer & architect
Iannis Xenakis
Fought in the Greek resistance and lost an eye to a shell, worked for Le Corbusier, and composed with mathematics: probability, game theory and gas dynamics.
Giannis Klearchou Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer.
- Born
- 1922-05-29, Braila, RomaniaA Monday
- Died
- 2001-02-04, Paris, FranceA Sunday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-05-29, Braila, Romania · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Bucharestthe zone used then
Europe/BucharestThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 7°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 10°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 22°30′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Libra | 9°03′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 0°50′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 13°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 13°30′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 8°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2001-02-04, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 15°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 0°40′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 1°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 24°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 1°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 24°09′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 20°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 6°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 14°47′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Iannis Xenakis 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.