Physician
Werner Forssmann
German physician who catheterised his own heart to prove it possible.
Werner Theodor Otto Forßmann was a German researcher and physician from Germany who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a procedure that allowed cardiac catheterization. In 1929, he put himself under local anesthesia and inserted a catheter into a vein of his arm. Not knowing if the catheter might pierce a vein, he put his life at risk. Forssmann was nevertheless successful; he safely passed the catheter into his heart.
- Born
- 1904-08-29, Berlin, GermanyA Monday
- Died
- 1979-06-01, Schopfheim, GermanyA Friday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-08-29, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 12°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 0°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 19°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 9°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 0°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 16°17′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°58′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 7°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°37′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-06-01, Schopfheim, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 10°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 24°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 17°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 12°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 18°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 19°22′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 16°36′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Werner Forssmann 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.