Neuroscientist
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Established that the brain is made of separate cells rather than a continuous net, and drew the evidence himself in illustrations still reproduced today.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906. Ramón y Cajal was the first Spaniard to win a scientific Nobel Prize. His original investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him a pioneer of modern neuroscience.
- Born
- 1852-05-01, Petilla de Aragon, SpainA Saturday
- Died
- 1934-10-17, Madrid, SpainA Wednesday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Spain
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1852-05-01, Petilla de Aragon, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
Europe/MadridThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 6°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 9°03′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 26°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 9°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 19°14′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 7°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 4°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 11°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 0°32′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1934-10-17, Madrid, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 23°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 15°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 1°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 21°34′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 29°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 13°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 26°03′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Santiago Ramón y Cajal 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.