Dr michel gauquelin biography

See full list on astro.com: Like Father, Like Son Encouraged by these results, Gauquelin began to look for evidence of correlations in the area of heredity. He called this approach "Neo-Astrology" and dedicated a book to it titled "Neo-Astrology" Gauquelin was suspicious of what he called "the charlatans and quacks of popular astrology," and "the commercial use and abuse of public gullibility by popular astrologers and their vast horoscope business". Yet, Gauquelin's claim concerned not only Mars but five planets, correlated with eminence in fields broadly compatible with the traditional "planetary rulerships" of astrology.

Michel Roland Gauquelin ( - )

MichelRolandGauquelin

Born in Paris, France

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died at age 62in Paris, France

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Biography

He was born on 13 Nov in Paris, France [1] and was the son of a dentist, Roland Gauquelin.

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To escape the German occupation, his parents fled to southern France about By the time he was 15, the family was back in Paris, France.

He showed an interest in astrology from an early age; it is said that he could calculate a birth chart at the age of ten and earned the nickname of Nostradamus at school, because of his astrological readings.

Having found that previous quantitative studies in astrology lacked sufficient controls, he began collecting large pools of birth data in

During he served in the French Military Reserve and attained the rank of lieutenant.

Opponents of Astrology At first he only used charts for which he had no birth times, but he failed to find any correlations: I had already set up some real statistics about the thousands of cases without an hour of birth, in an attempt to verify some of the rules of traditional astrology, including the influence of the signs of the zodiac or particular planetary aspects. I was alone with my problem. Science Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps Gauquelin, Michel Roland Perhaps, I thought, I have put my finger on a new scientific fact.

He was educated at the Sorbonne, University of Paris, acquiring a Ph.D. in

In he met (Marie) Francoise Schneider (), [1] a Swiss psychology student, whom he married in , and they had one son.

He began practicing psychology and writing in He attempted to put astrology on a scientific basis through his special studies of correlation between personality and cosmic influences.

His wife, Francoise, was a science writer and psychologist, who collaborated with him on research and writing. The couple is well-known for their statistical analysis of astrology.

Dr michel gauquelin biography Gause, Georgyi Frantsevich. Regardless of occupation, it was found that personality was associated with the planets being in one of the critical zones. For a brief chronicle of events, visit Ken's account of the controversy. Gauquelin collected more than 25, birthdates.

The 31 years they were together was also their most productive time.

With his wife, he established the Laboratory for Study of the Relations between Cosmic Rhythms and Psychophysiologics in Paris, France.

They analyzed planetary positions in relation to various factors, especially career choice and performance.

Among the statistically significant factors they discovered was a correlation between the position of Mars in the natal chart and success in sports.

Science After compiling lists of these traits, Gauquelin found that there was a significant correlation between character traits and the location of certain planets within the Gauquelin sectors. Web www. Nothing could be more shocking to a geneticist than this cosmic interference in hereditary matters. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.

This correlation became known as the Mars effect.

The research was published in a series of books beginning with "The Cosmic Clocks" in It served as part of the catalyst for the formation of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Claims of the Paranormal, which began a project to refute the data presented by the Gauquelins.

The project, in fact, replicated the Gauquelins' results, but rather than publish its findings, the committee falsified the results. The ensuing "Starbaby" scandal severely damaged the credibility of the committee.

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    • The Gauquelins divorced on 26 Sep [1] and each continued to pursue an independent line of research. Michel Gauquelin went on to work with astrologers on a revised neoastrology that would embody the results of his research. Besides writing numerous books, he contributed articles to periodicals and wrote television programs on psychology and cosmic influences.

    After studying psychology and statistics at the Sorbonne, he devoted his life to the attempt to demonstrate the validity of certain fundamentals of astrology.

  • See full list on astro.com
  • Archives Gauquelin (145,228 birth data)(on cura.free/ Patrice Guinard 2015)
  • The Gauquelin work(Geoffrey Dean, 2008)

    • He did not define himself as an astrologer and opposed the practice of astrology. Although he was highly critical of certain areas of the art, he conducted very important statistical research on astrology, from the beginning of the s. Up to his death he tried to show the insanity of astrology, in reaction to his father, who was an enthusiastic defender of the practice.

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    He failed to gain the recognition he so desired, and instead ended up being ridiculed for his work. This criticism deeply hurt his self-esteem.

    Michel Gauquelin married secondlly to a younger wife from whom he was separated when he overdosed on sleeping pills sometime between May 18 and His body was found in his Paris apartment on 06 June [4][5]

    Sources

    1. ↑ AstroDataBank citing Birth Certificate, marriage, divorce & death dates
    2. ↑"The Gauquelin Work"
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    4. ↑Obituary by Hans Eysenck published on 20 June in "The Independent Newspaper" p31
    5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial # for Michel Roland Gauquelin, b: 13 Nov City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; d: 20 May City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; as burial unknown; with personal photo




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    Statistics and Astrology Gauthier, Chris —. Following his death, all the data from his extensive research disappeared, possibly in accordance with his will. Towards the end of his life he tried to reform astrology by suggesting that astrologers should cast aside the majority of their tradition and build a new astrology based only upon the foundation of that which could be proven to be statistically accurate and testable. For if the fetus gives orders to the maternal uterus, this is because it is in turn receiving orders.

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