Alfred Witte (2 March 1878 in Hamburg, Germany – 4 August 1941[1] in Hamburg, Germany), was a German surveyor, astrologer, an amateur astronomer, and the founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of astrological midpoints (a+b)/2 for precision in astrological analysis and prediction. Alfred Witte was found dead at 9:45 a.m. on 4 August 1941,[2] Hamburg.