Investor
John Templeton
Bought a hundred dollars of every cheap stock on the exchange in 1939 and was right.
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. In 1954, he entered the mutual fund market and created the Templeton Growth Fund, which averaged growth over 15% per year for 38 years. A pioneer of emerging market investing in the 1960s, Money magazine named him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century" in 1999.
- Born
- 1912-11-29, Winchester, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2008-07-08, Nassau, The BahamasA Tuesday, aged 95
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1912-11-29, Winchester, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 7°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 14°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 24°37′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 14°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 29°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 22°14′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 0°04′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 0°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 25°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°27′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2008-07-08, Nassau, The Bahamas · time unknown, noon chart
America/Nassauthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 16°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 29°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 26°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 4°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 17°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 5°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 22°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 23°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 29°22′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Templeton 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.