Birth Chart

Kurt Magnus

Carl Gustav Ferdinand Kurt Magnus

Sun Aries

Moon Taurus

Ascendant Libra

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Aries - 07°46' - in house 7

↣ Moon in Taurus - 22°54' - in house 8

↣ Mercury in Pisces - 25°46' - in house 6 - retrograde

↣ Venus in Taurus - 05°10' - in house 7/8

↣ Mars in Aries - 13°56' - in house 7

↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 03°50' - in house 1/2 - retrograde

↣ Saturn in Cancer - 15°41' - in house 10

↣ Uranus in Libra - 10°35' - in house 1 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Taurus - 25°47' - in house 8

↣ Pluto in Gemini - 02°24' - in house 8/9

↣ North Node in Leo - 27°16' - in house 11 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Libra - 14°44' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Cancer - 19°16' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Libra - 22°33'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 7

↣ Moon in house 8

↣ Mercury in house 6

↣ Venus in house 7/8

↣ Mars in house 7

↣ Jupiter in house 1/2

↣ Saturn in house 10

↣ Uranus in house 1

↣ Neptune in house 8

↣ Pluto in house 8/9

↣ North Node in house 11

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (6°10' applying)

↣ Sun and Uranus opposition (2°49' applying) antiparallel

↣ Sun and Pluto sextile (5°22' separating)

↣ Sun and Ascendant opposition (6°58' separating)

↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (2°52' applying)

↣ Moon and Venus parallel

↣ Moon and Neptune conjunction (2°53' applying)

↣ Moon and Pluto conjunction (9°30' applying)

↣ Moon and North Node square (4°21' applying) parallel

↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (3°38' applying)

↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (0°01' separating)

↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant parallel

↣ Venus and Jupiter opposition (1°20' separating)

↣ Venus and North Node parallel

↣ Mars and Saturn square (1°45' applying)

↣ Mars and Uranus opposition (3°21' separating)

↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (8°37' separating)

↣ Mars and Ascendant opposition (0°48' separating) antiparallel

↣ Mars and Midheaven square (5°20' separating)

↣ Saturn and Uranus square (5°06' separating)

↣ Saturn and Ascendant square (0°57' applying)

↣ Saturn and Midheaven conjunction (3°35' separating) parallel

↣ Uranus and Ascendant conjunction (4°09' separating)

↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (6°37' applying)

↣ Neptune and North Node square (1°29' applying)

↣ Pluto and North Node square (5°08' separating)

↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°43' applying)

Birth data

Original name: Carl Gustav Ferdinand Kurt Magnus
Chart date: 28/03/1887
Chart time: 19:00
Date and time quality: AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Kassel, Germany
Latitude and longitude: 51°19' North · 9°29' East
Time zone: 00:38 East

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About

Kurt Magnus was a jurist and a central figure in the early decades of radio and television in Germany. Trained in law at Oxford, Göttingen and Berlin, he practiced as a lawyer before focusing on the organization and management of broadcasting. In 1925 he co‑founded Reichs-Rundfunk GmbH, which operated major stations in cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt, and he contributed to radio program publications.

As an administrator he was notable for advocating transparency in the use of broadcasting fees, warning about the allocation of resources and about the relationship between shareholders and program production. His work made him an influential voice in the institutional development of German radio during the 1920s.

Persecuted by the Nazi regime, he endured detention and surveillance, was removed from public positions and forced into commercial work. After the Second World War he joined the regional government of Hesse as minister of Economy and Transport and returned to broadcasting as a member of the Hessischer Rundfunk council.

His name was commemorated with the establishment of the Kurt‑Magnus Prize in 1962 to recognize young professionals in public broadcasting in Germany.