Cryptographer
Dilly Knox
Broke the Enigma used by the Abwehr, working from his bath, and had done the same to German naval codes in the First World War.
Alfred Dillwyn "Dilly" Knox, CMG was an English classics scholar and papyrologist at King's College, Cambridge and a codebreaker. As a member of the Room 40 codebreaking unit he helped decrypt the Zimmermann Telegram which brought the USA into the First World War. He then joined the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS).
- Born
- 1884-07-23, Oxford, EnglandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1943-02-27, Hughenden, EnglandA Saturday, aged 58
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1884-07-23, Oxford, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 0°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 13°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 12°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 13°50′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 27°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 1°54′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1943-02-27, Hughenden, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 7°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 13°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 2°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 23°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°26′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 1°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°25′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Dilly Knox 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.