Mathematician
Marina Ratner
Ratner's theorems, proved in her fifties and now central to the field.
Marina Evseevna Ratner was a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who worked in ergodic theory. Around 1990, she proved a group of major theorems concerning unipotent flows on homogeneous spaces, known as Ratner's theorems. Ratner was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992, awarded the Ostrowski Prize in 1993 and elected to the National Academy of Sciences the same year. In 1994, she was awarded the John J. Carty Award from the National Academy of Sciences.
- Born
- 1938-10-30, Moscow, RussiaA Sunday
- Died
- 2017-07-07, El Cerrito, USAA Friday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1938-10-30, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 6°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 25°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 4°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 3°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 22°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 12°57′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 16°11′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 1°30′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2017-07-07, El Cerrito, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 0°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 3°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 3°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 14°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 22°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°08′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°11′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Marina Ratner 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.
