Birth Chart
Benno C. Sr. Schmidt
Benno Charles Schmidt Jr.
Sun Capricorn
Moon Aquarius
Ascendant Leo
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Capricorn - 20°15' - in house 6
↣ Moon in Aquarius - 29°56' - in house 7/8
↣ Mercury in Capricorn - 01°11' - in house 5/6
↣ Venus in Pisces - 04°27' - in house 8
↣ Mars in Capricorn - 00°22' - in house 5
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 01°52' - in house 5/6
↣ Saturn in Taurus - 27°28' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Aquarius - 02°44' - in house 7
↣ Neptune in Cancer - 24°45' - in house 12 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 28°38' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Aries - 06°05' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Leo - 11°41' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Taurus - 05°01' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Leo - 00°31'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 6
↣ Moon in house 7/8
↣ Mercury in house 5/6
↣ Venus in house 8
↣ Mars in house 5
↣ Jupiter in house 5/6
↣ Saturn in house 10
↣ Uranus in house 7
↣ Neptune in house 12
↣ Pluto in house 11
↣ North Node in house 9
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter parallel
↣ Sun and Neptune opposition (4°30' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (10°16' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (1°15' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus conjunction (4°31' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars sextile (0°26' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter sextile (1°56' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn square (2°28' separating)
↣ Moon and Pluto trine (1°18' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (5°05' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (3°16' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (0°49' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Jupiter conjunction (0°41' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Pluto opposition (2°33' separating)
↣ Mercury and North Node square (4°54' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven trine (3°50' separating)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (4°05' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter sextile (2°35' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto trine (5°48' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (0°34' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter conjunction (1°29' applying) parallel
↣ Mars and Pluto opposition (1°44' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node square (5°43' applying)
↣ Mars and Midheaven trine (4°39' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto opposition (3°13' separating)
↣ Jupiter and North Node square (4°13' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven trine (3°09' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus trine (5°17' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune sextile (2°43' applying)
↣ Saturn and Pluto parallel
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (3°04' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant parallel
↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (8°00' separating) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and North Node sextile (3°20' applying)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (2°14' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant opposition (8°56' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven square (2°16' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (5°46' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant parallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant trine (5°33' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (5°36' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Benno Charles Schmidt Jr.
- Chart date
- 10/01/1913
- Chart time
- 19:30
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
-
Abilene (TX), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 32°27' North · 99°44' West
- Time zone
- 06:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Benno C. Schmidt Sr. was an American lawyer and investor whose career spanned law, venture capital, and corporate philanthropy in New York. A law graduate of the University of Texas, he served as a professor and, after World War II, joined J.H. Whitney & Company, a pioneering firm in financing emerging companies; he became managing partner there and led the firm for decades.
Schmidt is credited with popularizing the term “venture capital” to describe early capital investment in risky enterprises. At Whitney he took part in notable investments, such as converting an explosives complex into a fertilizer plant and the initial backing of Minute Maid—ventures that yielded substantial profits and helped shape industry practices.
Beyond his business activities, he served on the boards of major institutions — including Memorial Sloan-Kettering, CBS, and the Whitney Museum — and chaired the President’s Cancer Panel at Richard Nixon’s appointment, contributing to the advancement of public policy on cancer. His legacy combines financial innovation, institutional leadership, and civic engagement.
