Travel writer
Freya Stark
Mapped parts of Persia and southern Arabia no European had recorded, and was still travelling in her nineties.
Dame Freya Madeline Stark was a British-Italian explorer and travel writer. She wrote more than two dozen books on her travels in the Middle East and Afghanistan as well as several autobiographical works and essays. She was one of the first non-Arabs known to travel through the southern Arabian Desert in modern times.
- Born
- 1893-01-31, Paris, FranceA Tuesday
- Died
- 1993-05-09, Asolo, ItalyA Sunday, aged 100
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, 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
1893-01-31, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 11°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 4°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 0°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 19°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 22°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19°26′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 12°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 10°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 8°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 7°54′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1993-05-09, Asolo, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 18°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 1°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 10°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 8°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 5°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 5°31′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 29°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 22°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 24°17′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Freya Stark 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.