Botanist
Nathaniel Wallich
Ran the Calcutta botanic garden and described the flora of Nepal.
Nathaniel Wolff Wallich was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British East India Company. He was involved in the early development of the Calcutta Botanical Garden, describing many new plant species and developing a large herbarium collection which was distributed to collections in Europe. Several of the plants that he collected were named after him.
- Born
- 1786-01-28, Copenhagen, DenmarkA Saturday
- Died
- 1854-04-28, London, EnglandA Friday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1786-01-28, Copenhagen, Denmark · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Copenhagenthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 8°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 17°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 13°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 2°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 10°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 7°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 18°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 16°44′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 12°36′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1854-04-28, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 7°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 22°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 22°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 27°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 1°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 12°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 15°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 2°21′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nathaniel Wallich 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.
