Revolutionary & journalist
Jean-Paul Marat
A physician turned radical journalist who was stabbed in his bath by Charlotte Corday. David's painting of the scene is the most famous image of the Revolution.
Jean-Paul Marat was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, he was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes, a radical voice, and published his views in pamphlets, placards and newspapers. His periodical L'Ami du peuple made him an unofficial link with the radical Jacobin group that came to power after June 1793.
- Born
- 1743-05-24, Boudry, SwitzerlandA Friday
- Died
- 1793-07-13, Paris, FranceA Saturday, aged 50
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1743-05-24, Boudry, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
Europe/ZurichThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 2°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 13°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 3°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 5°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 29°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 26°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 14°41′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1793-07-13, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 21°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 19°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 10°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 8°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 5°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 22°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 14°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 22°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 29°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 24°29′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jean-Paul Marat 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.