Chemist
Otto Hahn
Discovered nuclear fission with Fritz Strassmann in 1938, and won the Nobel Prize while Lise Meitner, who explained it, did not.
Otto Hahn was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and discoverer of nuclear fission, the science behind nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Hahn and Lise Meitner discovered isotopes of the radioactive elements radium, thorium, protactinium and uranium. He also discovered the phenomena of atomic recoil and nuclear isomerism, and pioneered rubidium-strontium dating. In 1938, Hahn, Meitner and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission, for which Hahn alone was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Born
- 1879-03-08, Frankfurt, FranciaA Saturday
- Died
- 1968-07-28, Göttingen, GermanyA Sunday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Nazi Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1879-03-08, Frankfurt, Francia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 17°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 16°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 21°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 9°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 22°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 26°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 3°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 1°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 24°39′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1968-07-28, Göttingen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 5°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 10°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 24°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 15°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 7°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 25°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 26°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 23°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 21°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Otto Hahn 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.