Wilhelm Knappich

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Wilhelm Knappich (born October 9, 1880 , † December 28, 1970 ) was an Austrian librarian and astrologer .

Wilhelm Knappich was library director of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. After his retirement in 1933, he and Walter A. Koch devoted himself to the history of astrological houses and their calculation bases. With his work Horoskop und Himmelshäuser - Basics and Antiquity (1959) he created, together with Walter A. Koch, one of the most comprehensive analyzes of ancient house systems. His other writings are also considered standard works on the history of astrology.

Fonts

  • Astrology in the contemporary world view. 1948.
  • Man in the horoscope. Stadler, 1951.
  • Contributions to the history of astrology. Zenit, 1958.
  • with Walter A. Koch: Horoscope and Heavenly Houses - Basics and Antiquity. 1959.
  • History of astrology. Frankfurt am Main 1967, ISBN 3465029844 .
  • Development of horoscope technology from ancient times to the present. posthumous edition 1978.

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personal data
SURNAME Knappich, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian astrologer
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1880
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1970