Diplomat & spy
Donald Maclean
Passed Anglo-American atomic secrets to Moscow from the British embassy in Washington, and fled with Burgess hours before he was to be questioned.
Donald Duart Maclean was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent who participated in the Cambridge Five spy ring. After being recruited by a Soviet agent as an undergraduate student, Maclean entered the civil service. In 1938, he was appointed as Third Secretary at the British embassy in Paris. He served in London and Washington, D.C., achieving promotion to First Secretary. He was subsequently posted to Egypt, and then was appointed head of the American Department in the Foreign Office.
- Born
- 1913-05-25, London, EnglandA Sunday
- Died
- 1983-03-06, Moscow, RussiaA Sunday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1913-05-25, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 6°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 24°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 27°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 13°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 17°14′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 7°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 7°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 23°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 28°55′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1983-03-06, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 15°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 13°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 28°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 14°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 7°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 4°01′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 29°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Donald Maclean 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.
