Playwright
Eugène Ionesco
Wrote The Bald Soprano after trying to learn English from a phrasebook and finding the sentences absurd, which founded a whole theatrical movement.
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Bald Soprano, which contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the Theatre of the Absurd. He wrote a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher Albert Camus, explore concepts of absurdism and surrealism. He was made a member of the Académie française in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and the 1973 Jerusalem Prize.
- Born
- 1909-11-26, Slatina, RomaniaA Friday
- Died
- 1994-03-28, Paris, FranceA Monday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Romania
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1909-11-26, Slatina, Romania · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Bucharestthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 3°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 20°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 20°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 1°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 16°52′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 18°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 19°01′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 26°17′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1994-03-28, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 7°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 21°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 11°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 24°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 16°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 13°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 6°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 25°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 27°52′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eugène Ionesco 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.
