Physicist
Lise Meitner
Worked out the physics of nuclear fission while a refugee in Sweden, and was left off the Nobel Prize awarded to her collaborator for it. Element 109 is named meitnerium.
Elise "Lise" Meitner was an Austrian and Swedish nuclear physicist who was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission.
- Born
- 1878-11-07, Vienna, AustriaA Thursday
- Died
- 1968-10-27, Cambridge, EnglandA Sunday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1878-11-07, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 14°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 15°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 23°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 7°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 28°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 0°26′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 3°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 8°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 25°40′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1968-10-27, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 4°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 20°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 16°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 7°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 26°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 21°08′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 1°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 25°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 24°07′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Lise Meitner 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.