Physician & microbiologist
Robert Koch
Identified the organisms causing anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera, and set out the criteria still used to link a microbe to a disease.
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch was a German physician and microbiologist. He won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis".
- Born
- 1843-12-11, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, GermanyA Monday
- Died
- 1910-05-27, Baden-Baden, GermanyA Friday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1843-12-11, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 18°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 10°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 20°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 28°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 28°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 19°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 21°04′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1910-05-27, Baden-Baden, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 5°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 2°36′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 21°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 15°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 1°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 24°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 17°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 25°51′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Koch 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.