Novelist & poet
Paul Heyse
German writer and translator, and the first German Nobel laureate in literature.
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse was a German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunnel über der Spree in Berlin and Die Krokodile in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas. The sum of Heyse's many and varied productions made him a dominant figure among German men of letters. He was awarded the 1910 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories." Wirsen, one of the Nobel judges, said that "Germany has not had a greater literary genius since Goethe." Heyse is the fifth oldest laureate in literature, after Alice Munro, Jaroslav Seifert, Theodor Mommsen and Doris Lessing.
- Born
- 1830-03-15, Berlin, Margraviate of BrandenburgA Monday
- Died
- 1914-04-02, Munich, GermanyA Thursday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1830-03-15, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 24°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 27°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°06′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Capricorn | 11°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 13°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 11°57′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 8°59′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 22°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 7°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1914-04-02, Munich, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 11°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 25°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 14°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 24°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 16°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 15°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 13°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 10°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 25°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°08′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Paul Heyse 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.
