Writer & critic
John Berger
Ways of Seeing, four television programmes that changed how a generation looked at pictures.
John Peter Berger was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize. His essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is hugely culturally influential and continues to be widely read today. He lived in France for over fifty years.
- Born
- 1926-11-05, London Borough of Hackney, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 2017-01-02, Antony, FranceA Monday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-11-05, London Borough of Hackney, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 12°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 11°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 5°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 8°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°49′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 18°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 26°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 25°53′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2017-01-02, Antony, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 12°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 0°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 1°42′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 29°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 10°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 21°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 9°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 16°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Berger 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.