Chemist
Wilhelm Ostwald
Catalysis, and the process that fixes nitrogen for fertiliser.
Wilhelm Friedrich Ostwald was a Baltic German chemist and philosopher. Ostwald is credited with being one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst and Svante Arrhenius. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his scientific contributions to the fields of catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities.
- Born
- 1853-09-02, Riga, LatviaA Friday
- Died
- 1932-04-04, Großbothen, GermanyA Monday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1853-09-02, Riga, Latvia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Rigathe zone used then
Europe/RigaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 26°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 9°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 17°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 15°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 1°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 12°27′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 12°23′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 2°36′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1932-04-04, Großbothen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 14°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 24°08′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 29°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 0°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 3°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 19°57′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Wilhelm Ostwald 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.