Inventor & painter
Samuel Morse
A professional portrait painter until his forties, when a letter about his wife's death arrived too late for the funeral. He then built the telegraph and the code.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer and the namesake of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
- Born
- 1791-04-27, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1872-04-02, New York, New York, USAA Tuesday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1791-04-27, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 7°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 5°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 5°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 26°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 22°13′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 12°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 10°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 25°59′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 21°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1872-04-02, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 13°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 4°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 2°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 15°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 24°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 20°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 27°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 23°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 18°33′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Samuel Morse 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.