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Alfred Wernerborn under Mercury retrograde
Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919) — born December 12, 1866, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Sagittarius.
BornDecember 12, 1866(1866–1919)♐︎☿ Rx in Sagittarius · 9°40′Rx windowNov 27 – Dec 17, 1866
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a fire-sign keynote in Sagittarius: Travel hiccups; pack the charger and the patience.
Shares a retrograde sign with
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.