Novelist
Eyvind Johnson
A self taught Swedish modernist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1974.
Eyvind Johnson was a Swedish novelist and short story writer. Regarded as the most groundbreaking novelist in modern Swedish literature he became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.
- Born
- 1900-07-29, Boden, SwedenA Sunday
- Died
- 1976-08-25, Stockholm, SwedenA Wednesday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1900-07-29, Boden, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
Europe/StockholmThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 5°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 8°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 10°45′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°30′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Gemini | 22°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 1°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 29°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 8°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°15′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1976-08-25, Stockholm, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 29°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 21°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 0°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 0°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 9°57′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 3°54′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 10°06′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eyvind Johnson 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.