Physicist
James Franck
Dissolved his Nobel medal in acid to hide it from the Nazis, and it was recast after the war.
James Franck was a German-American physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gustav Hertz "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom."
- Born
- 1882-08-26, Hamburg, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1964-05-21, Göttingen, GermanyA Thursday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Weimar Republic
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1882-08-26, Hamburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 28°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 13°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 17°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 5°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 26°58′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 26°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 17°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 18°50′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 0°15′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1964-05-21, Göttingen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 5°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 5°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 9°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 4°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 5°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 16°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 11°35′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Franck 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.