Writer
Benjamin Fondane
Romanian-French writer.
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater. Known from his Romanian youth as a Symbolist poet and columnist, he alternated neoromantic and expressionist themes with echoes from Tudor Arghezi, and dedicated several poetic cycles to the rural life of his native Moldavia. Fondane, who was of Jewish Romanian extraction and a nephew of Jewish intellectuals Elias and Moses Schwartzfeld, participated in both minority secular Jewish culture and mainstream Romanian culture. During and after World War I, he was active as a cultural critic, avant-garde promoter and, with his brother-in-law Armand Pascal, manager of the theatrical troupe Insula.
- Born
- 1898-11-14, Iași, RomaniaA Monday
- Died
- 1944-10-02, Auschwitz, PolandA Monday, aged 45
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Romania
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1898-11-14, Iași, Romania · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Bucharestthe zone used then
Europe/BucharestThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 22°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 27°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 17°01′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 4°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 27°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 12°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 3°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 24°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 15°07′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1944-10-02, Auschwitz, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 12°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 25°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 5°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 22°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 14°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 10°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 13°03′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 4°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 9°54′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Benjamin Fondane 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.