Writer & activist
Jane Jacobs
American Canadian writer whose The Death and Life of Great American Cities stopped a motorway through Greenwich Village and changed urban planning.
Jane Isabel Jacobs was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that "urban renewal" and "slum clearance" did not respect the needs of city-dwellers.
- Born
- 1916-05-04, Scranton, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2006-04-25, Toronto, CanadaA Tuesday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-05-04, Scranton, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 12°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 28°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 19°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 12°05′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 19°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 0°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 1°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2006-04-25, Toronto, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 5°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 13°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 21°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 15°07′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 13°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 19°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°33′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jane Jacobs 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.