Philosopher
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
French phenomenologist who argued that perception begins in the body rather than the mind.
Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. The constitution of meaning in human experience was his main interest and he wrote on perception, art, politics, religion, biology, psychology, psychoanalysis, language, nature, and history. He was the lead editor of Les Temps modernes, the leftist magazine he established with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in 1945.
- Born
- 1908-03-14, Rochefort, FranceA Saturday
- Died
- 1961-05-03, 6th arrondissement of Paris, FranceA Wednesday, aged 53
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1908-03-14, Rochefort, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 23°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 4°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 13°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 3°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 16°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 12°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 22°46′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1961-05-03, 6th arrondissement of Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 12°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 17°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 12°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 28°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 6°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 29°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 21°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 9°52′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 5°35′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Maurice Merleau-Ponty 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.