Writer
Lester del Rey
A science fiction author and the editor whose name is on the fantasy imprint.
Leonard Knapp, best known by his primary pseudonym Lester del Rey, was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, working for his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.
- Born
- 1915-06-02, Saratoga Township, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1993-05-10, New York City, USAA Monday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1915-06-02, Saratoga Township, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 11°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 4°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 13°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 5°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 2°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 15°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 28°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 1°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1993-05-10, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 17°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 13°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 6°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 5°26′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 22°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 24°15′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Lester del Rey 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.