Poet
John Crowe Ransom
Founded the New Criticism, and the Kenyon Review.
John Crowe Ransom was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review. Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist. He was nominated for the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Born
- 1888-04-30, Pulaski, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1974-07-03, Gambier, USAA Wednesday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1888-04-30, Pulaski, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 10°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 12°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 29°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 21°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 14°59′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 4°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 0°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 14°08′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 3°56′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1974-07-03, Gambier, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 11°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 1°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 7°00′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 9°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 15°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 17°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 8°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 23°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 7°22′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 4°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Crowe Ransom 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.