Poet
Archibald MacLeish
Three Pulitzers, and the Librarian of Congress who modernised it.
Archibald MacLeish was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard University. He enlisted in and saw action during the First World War and lived in Paris in the 1920s. On returning to the United States, he contributed to Henry Luce's magazine Fortune from 1929 to 1938. For five years, MacLeish was the ninth Librarian of Congress, a post he accepted at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. From 1949 to 1962, he was Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard. He was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
- Born
- 1892-05-07, Glencoe, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1982-04-20, Boston, USAA Tuesday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1892-05-07, Glencoe, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 17°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 24°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 0°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 12°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 23°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 3°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 7°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 7°50′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1982-04-20, Boston, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 0°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 18°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 10°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 14°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 3°16′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 6°08′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 18°01′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 3°54′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 26°54′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 25°24′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Archibald MacLeish 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.
