Limnologist
Ruth Patrick
Diatoms as a measure of river pollution, used worldwide since.
Ruth Myrtle Patrick was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than 200 scientific papers, developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities.
- Born
- 1907-11-26, Topeka, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2013-09-23, Lafayette Hill, USAA Monday, aged 105
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1907-11-26, Topeka, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 3°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 17°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 14°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 21°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 28°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 20°41′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 10°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 14°29′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°10′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2013-09-23, Lafayette Hill, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 0°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 21°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 22°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 14°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 16°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 9°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 10°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 3°14′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 8°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ruth Patrick 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.
