Novelist
Edith Wharton
The first woman to win the Pulitzer for fiction, and ran refugee hostels in France during the First World War, for which she was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
- Born
- 1862-01-24, New York, New York, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1937-08-11, Saint-Brice-sous-Foret, FranceA Wednesday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1862-01-24, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 4°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 23°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 13°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 12°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 27°12′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 22°13′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 12°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 8°28′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1937-08-11, Saint-Brice-sous-Foret, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 18°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 18°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 14°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 1°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 19°12′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 4°36′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 13°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 17°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°52′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Edith Wharton 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.