Satirist
Jonathan Swift
Wrote Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal, which suggested the Irish poor sell their children as food and had to be explained to some readers.
Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. He was the author of the satirical prose novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the creator of the fictional island of Lilliput. He is regarded by many as the greatest satirist of the Georgian era and one of the foremost prose authors in the history of English and world literature.
- Born
- 1667-11-30, Dublin, IrelandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1745-10-19, Dublin, IrelandA Tuesday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1667-11-30, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 8°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 7°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 23°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 10°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 26°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 28°12′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 24°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 22°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°02′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1745-10-19, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 10°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 8°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 17°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 17°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 7°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 18°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 20°39′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jonathan Swift 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.