Biologist & writer
Richard Dawkins
Evolutionary biologist and the author of The Selfish Gene, which introduced the word meme. Born in Nairobi, where his father was posted.
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, noted atheist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the advisory board of the University of Austin. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards, among them the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize. Presenting the latter, Paul Nurse said "In eloquent, evocative prose, Richard Dawkins conveys the certainty that, rather than diminishing the myriad beauties of the universe and extinguishing wonderment at its mysteries, science reveals truths that are yet more awe-inspiring than the mysteries they solve."
- Born
- 1941-03-26, Nairobi, KenyaA Wednesday
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-03-26, Nairobi, Kenya · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Nairobithe zone used then
Africa/NairobiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 5°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 7°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 29°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 25°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 16°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 12°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 23°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 26°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°06′ | Retrograde |
Richard Dawkins is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Richard Dawkins 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.