Aviation pioneer
Otto Lilienthal
German who made two thousand glider flights and died from a crash, and whose data the Wright brothers used.
Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making the idea of heavier-than-air aircraft a reality. Newspapers and magazines published photographs of Lilienthal gliding, favourably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical.
- Born
- 1848-05-23, Anklam, GermanyA Tuesday
- Died
- 1896-08-10, Berlin, Margraviate of BrandenburgA Monday, aged 48
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1848-05-23, Anklam, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 2°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 1°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 7°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 15°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 21°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 18°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 20°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 2°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 27°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1896-08-10, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 18°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 5°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 28°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 26°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 19°39′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 12°57′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 19°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 13°32′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Otto Lilienthal 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.
