Scientist
Ragnar Granit
Finnish Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate in vision.
Ragnar Arthur Granit was a Finnish and Swedish neurophysiologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald "for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye". Granit carried out fundamental research on the retina and the physiological mechanisms of colour vision at the University of Helsinki, and later investigated the neural control of movement at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
- Born
- 1900-10-30, Riihimäki, FinlandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1991-03-12, Stockholm, SwedenA Tuesday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1900-10-30, Riihimäki, Finland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Helsinkithe zone used then
Europe/HelsinkiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 6°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 25°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 0°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 24°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 18°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 1°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 10°36′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 29°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°23′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1991-03-12, Stockholm, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 21°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 5°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 0°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 19°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 4°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 3°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 13°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 16°22′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 20°16′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ragnar Granit 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.