Computer scientist
Peter Naur
Backus-Naur form, which is how programming languages are defined.
Peter Naur was a Danish computer science pioneer and 2005 Turing Award winner. He is best remembered as a contributor, with John Backus, to the Backus-Naur form (BNF) notation used in describing the syntax for most programming languages. He also contributed to creating the language ALGOL 60.
- Born
- 1928-10-25, Frederiksberg, DenmarkA Thursday
- Died
- 2016-01-03, Herlev, DenmarkA Sunday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-10-25, Frederiksberg, Denmark · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Copenhagenthe zone used then
Europe/CopenhagenThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 1°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 14°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 29°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 7°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 5°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°23′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 0°57′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 18°22′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2016-01-03, Herlev, Denmark · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Copenhagenthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 25°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 0°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 29°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 23°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 7°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 15°08′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Peter Naur 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.