Poet
Mark Van Doren
A Pulitzer, and a teacher of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Merton.
Mark Van Doren was an American poet, writer and critic. He was a scholar and a professor of English at Columbia University for nearly 40 years, where he inspired a generation of influential writers and thinkers including Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, John Berryman, Whittaker Chambers, and Beat Generation writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. He was literary editor of The Nation, in New York City from 1924 to 1928 and its film critic from 1935 to 1938.
- Born
- 1894-06-13, Vermilion County, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1972-12-10, Torrington, USAA Sunday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1894-06-13, Vermilion County, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 22°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 1°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 15°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 16°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 18°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 11°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 13°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 10°34′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1972-12-10, Torrington, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 12°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 19°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 12°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 16°57′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 22°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 5°29′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 4°13′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mark Van Doren 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.