Naturalist
Louis Agassiz
Proposed the ice ages, and got evolution and race badly wrong.
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.
- Born
- 1807-05-28, Môtier, SwitzerlandA Thursday
- Died
- 1873-12-14, Cambridge, USAA Sunday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1807-05-28, Môtier, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
Europe/ZurichThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 6°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 26°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 18°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 12°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 5°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 26°50′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 0°59′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 13°22′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1873-12-14, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 23°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 2°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 5°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 16°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 0°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 0°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 10°11′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 25°54′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 20°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Louis Agassiz 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.