Novelist & poet
Hermann Hesse
Wrote Siddhartha and Steppenwolf, which were largely ignored in his lifetime and then sold in millions to the 1960s counterculture.
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
- Born
- 1877-07-02, Calw, GermanyA Monday
- Died
- 1962-08-09, Montagnola, SwitzerlandA Thursday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1877-07-02, Calw, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 10°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 24°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 22°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 25°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 27°11′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 20°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 22°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 7°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 25°03′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1962-08-09, Montagnola, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 16°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 27°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 0°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 21°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 10°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 7°25′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 10°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 9°02′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hermann Hesse 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.