Writer
Charles Perrault
Wrote down Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots in 1697, and gave the fairy tale its modern literary form a century before the Grimms.
Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".
- Born
- 1628-01-12, Paris, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 1703-05-16, Paris, FranceA Wednesday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Kingdom of France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1628-01-12, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 21°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 16°46′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 0°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 23°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 20°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 11°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 5°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 29°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 18°07′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1703-05-16, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 24°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 2°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 16°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 21°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 4°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 21°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 13°29′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 13°48′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Perrault 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.