Novelist
Emma Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel, and the first hero with a secret identity.
Baroness Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci, usually known as Baroness Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
- Born
- 1865-09-23, Tarnaörs, HungaryA Saturday
- Died
- 1947-11-12, Henley-on-Thames, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1865-09-23, Tarnaörs, Hungary · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Budapestthe zone used then
Europe/BudapestThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 0°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 8°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 12°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 23°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 15°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 21°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 29°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 3°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 9°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°57′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1947-11-12, Henley-on-Thames, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 15°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 6°05′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 7°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 22°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 4°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 22°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 25°29′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 11°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 14°57′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Emma Orczy 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.