Explorer & writer
Isabella Bird
Victorian traveller who rode alone through the Rockies and Persia, and the first woman elected to the Royal Geographical Society.
Isabella Lucy Bishop was an English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist. Alongside fellow Englishwoman Fanny Jane Butler, she founded the John Bishop Memorial Hospital in Srinagar in modern-day Kashmir. She was the first woman to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
- Born
- 1831-10-15, Boroughbridge, EnglandA Saturday
- Died
- 1904-10-08, Edinburgh, ScotlandA Saturday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1831-10-15, Boroughbridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 21°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 8°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 3°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 10°25′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Libra | 14°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 12°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 10°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 10°35′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 22°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 9°24′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1904-10-08, Edinburgh, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 4°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 9°23′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 4°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 26°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 14°26′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 26°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 8°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°40′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Isabella Bird 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.