Birth Chart
John James Burnet
Sun Gemini
Moon Virgo
Ascendant Scorpio
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Gemini - 10°11' - in house 7/8
↣ Moon in Virgo - 24°00' - in house 10
↣ Mercury in Gemini - 11°03' - in house 7/8 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Taurus - 11°25' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Mars in Gemini - 11°56' - in house 7/8
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 03°43' - in house 6
↣ Saturn in Cancer - 12°54' - in house 8
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 25°58' - in house 7
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 22°31' - in house 4
↣ Pluto in Taurus - 05°55' - in house 6
↣ North Node in Aries - 03°57' - in house 4/5
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 17°49' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Virgo - 10°59' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Sagittarius - 13°49'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 7/8
↣ Moon in house 10
↣ Mercury in house 7/8
↣ Venus in house 6
↣ Mars in house 7/8
↣ Jupiter in house 6
↣ Saturn in house 8
↣ Uranus in house 7
↣ Neptune in house 4
↣ Pluto in house 6
↣ North Node in house 4/5
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (0°52' applying)
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (1°46' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Saturn parallel
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (3°39' separating)
↣ Sun and Midheaven square (0°48' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus trine (1°58' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune opposition (1°29' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Moon and North Node opposition (9°57' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (0°54' separating)
↣ Mercury and Uranus parallel
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (2°46' separating)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven square (0°04' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter conjunction (7°42' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (1°29' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto conjunction (5°30' applying)
↣ Venus and Ascendant opposition (6°24' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven trine (0°26' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn parallel
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (1°53' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven square (0°58' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto conjunction (2°11' applying)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant trine (4°55' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven sextile (1°55' applying)
↣ Uranus and Neptune sextile (3°27' separating)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant opposition (8°09' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (4°43' applying)
↣ Pluto and North Node antiparallel
↣ Pluto and Midheaven trine (5°04' separating)
Birth data
- Chart date
- 31/05/1857
- Chart time
- 18:30
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Glasgow, Scotland - Latitude and longitude
- 55°53' North · 4°15' West
- Time zone
- 00:00
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About
John James Burnet was a Scottish architect prominent in the Edwardian period, whose works shaped the urban landscape of Glasgow and London. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he first established himself with public and commercial projects in Scotland, such as the Fine Art Institute and the Clyde Navigation Trust, before introducing a local version of Neo-Baroque that came to influence Glasgow’s architecture at the end of the 19th century.
Over his career Burnet absorbed French and American influences, adopting modern structural techniques and façades that expressed building technology — a notable example is the McGeoch’s department store and, later in London, the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum. His practice evolved to include collaborators who would become central figures in British modern architecture, among them Thomas Smith Tait.
Knighted in 1914 and recipient of several international honors, Burnet also contributed to war memorials and institutional buildings in the post–First World War period. His legacy lies in the transition from historicism to modern solutions, in the influence he exerted on subsequent generations, and in the surviving buildings that continue to define civic and cultural centres.
