Poet
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Poet Laureate for forty-two years, and the source of more familiar phrases than almost anybody except Shakespeare. He wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade in a few minutes.
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829 he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, in 1830. "Claribel" and "Mariana", which remain some of Tennyson's most celebrated poems, were included in this volume. Some critics described Tennyson as overly sentimental. However, his poems proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
- Born
- 1809-08-06, Somersby, Lincolnshire, EnglandA Sunday
- Died
- 1892-10-06, Haslemere, Surrey, EnglandA Thursday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1809-08-06, Somersby, Lincolnshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 19°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 25°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 6°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 24°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 27°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 5°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 4°06′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 15°25′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1892-10-06, Haslemere, Surrey, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 13°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 17°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 12°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 13°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 20°43′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 4°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 5°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 11°10′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 9°41′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.