Botanist
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Founded American horticultural science and named thousands of plants.
Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist and advocate for rural reform in the United States. He was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science. During the Progressive Era, Bailey was instrumental in establishing the Cooperative Extension System, 4-H youth development programs, the nature study movement, parcel post, and rural electrification.:44 In 1903, Bailey founded the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and served as its first dean until 1913. Bailey's work was influential in defining rural sociology as a distinct and valuable field of study in the United States.
- Born
- 1858-03-15, South Haven, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1954-12-25, Ithaca, USAA Saturday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1858-03-15, South Haven, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Detroitthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 24°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 27°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 15°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 28°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 14°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 21°28′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 25°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 5°11′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1954-12-25, Ithaca, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 3°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 15°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 27°35′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 26°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 26°37′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Liberty Hyde Bailey 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.
