Dr michel gauquelin biography

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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.

Science Although no one else in his family was interested in astrology, his curiosity about the subject emerged very early in life. A new sample of 1, French athletes was created. Namespaces Page Discussion. Gaultier Gautier Gaulthier , Denis.

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.

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.

See full list on astro.com

Archives Gauquelin (145,228 birth data)(on cura.free/ Patrice Guinard 2015)

The Gauquelin work(Geoffrey Dean, 2008)

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. 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.

Dr michel gauquelin biography Hans Bluher. For a brief chronicle of events, visit Ken's account of the controversy. 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. Gauquelin discovered that extraverted champions who possessed traits which were more typical of the traditional description of Mars were twice as likely to be born with Mars in the Gauquelin sectors.

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. 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.

The Gauquelins divorced on 26 Sep ^[1] and each continued to pursue an independent line of research.

Opponents of Astrology An example from one of his earlier books in is what he called the "test of opposed destinies" which entailed astrologers being asked to separate the birth charts of twenty well-known criminals from twenty non-criminals. After decades of work, Gauquelin concluded that "our positive observations do not justify the current use of horoscopes" in that neither traditional Greek planetary symbolism, sign position, nor house interpretations appeared to correlate to the thousands of lives he studied. Gauthier, Eva — In a sense, the child is able to choose the time at which he will be born.

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.

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.

Statistics and Astrology The research was published in a series of books beginning with The Cosmic Clocks in For information on more recent investigations by a variety of astrologers, see Planetos, an on-line journal dedicated to researching the Gauquelin Factors. Navigation menu Personal tools Log in. Although he was highly critical of certain areas of the art, Gauquelin 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.

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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