Mathematician
Otto E. Neugebauer
Recovered Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics from the tablets.
Otto Eduard Neugebauer was an Austrian-American mathematician and historian of science who became known for his research on the history of astronomy and the other exact sciences as they were practiced in antiquity and the Middle Ages. By studying clay tablets, he discovered that the ancient Babylonians knew much more about mathematics and astronomy than had been previously realized. The National Academy of Sciences has called Neugebauer "the most original and productive scholar of the history of the exact sciences, perhaps of the history of science, of our age."
- Born
- 1899-05-26, Innsbruck, AustriaA Friday
- Died
- 1990-02-19, Princeton, USAA Monday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1899-05-26, Innsbruck, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 4°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 21°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 14°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 1°49′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 21°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 6°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 23°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°56′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1990-02-19, Princeton, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 0°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 22°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 23°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 15°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 0°51′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 21°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 13°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 17°47′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Otto E. Neugebauer 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.
