Painter & teacher
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square, and a colour theory taught at the Bauhaus and then at Yale.
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States. Born in 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, into a Roman Catholic family with a background in craftsmanship, Albers received practical training in diverse skills like engraving glass, plumbing, and wiring during his childhood. He later worked as a schoolteacher from 1908 to 1913 and received his first public commission in 1918 and moved to Munich in 1919.
- Born
- 1888-03-19, Bottrop, GermanyA Monday
- Died
- 1976-03-25, New Haven, USAA Thursday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1888-03-19, Bottrop, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 29°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 13°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 5°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 29°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 28°46′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 6°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 15°53′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 27°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 3°13′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1976-03-25, New Haven, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 5°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 28°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 13°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 26°01′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 6°19′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 13°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 10°29′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Josef Albers 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.