Historian
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Guns of August, and two Pulitzers without a doctorate.
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was an American historian, journalist and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Guns of August (1962), a best-selling history of the prelude to and the first month of World War I, and Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971), a biography of General Joseph Stilwell.
- Born
- 1912-01-30, New York City, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1989-02-06, Greenwich, USAA Monday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1912-01-30, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 9°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 0°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 29°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 9°58′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 13°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 29°59′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 21°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°14′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1989-02-06, Greenwich, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 23°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 26°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 3°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 26°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 9°41′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 3°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 15°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Barbara W. Tuchman 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.