Media theorist
Marshall McLuhan
Said the medium is the message and described a global village in the early 1960s, three decades before the web made both look prophetic.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge. He began his teaching career as a professor of English at several universities in the United States and Canada before moving to the University of Toronto in 1946, where he remained for the rest of his life. He is known as "the father of media studies".
- Born
- 1911-07-21, Edmonton, CanadaA Friday
- Died
- 1980-12-31, Toronto, CanadaA Wednesday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1911-07-21, Edmonton, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Edmontonthe zone used then
America/EdmontonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 1°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 16°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 27°21′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 28°10′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1980-12-31, Toronto, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 10°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 6°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 16°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 0°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 28°23′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 24°08′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Marshall McLuhan 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.