Critic & theorist
Roland Barthes
Wrote The Death of the Author and Mythologies, which read wrestling, steak and washing powder adverts as systems of meaning. He was hit by a laundry van and died a month later.
Roland Gérard Barthes was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popular culture. His ideas explored a diverse range of fields, including structuralism, anthropology, literary theory, and post-structuralism, and influenced the development of multiple schools of theory.
- Born
- 1915-11-12, Cherbourg, FranceA Friday
- Died
- 1980-03-26, Paris, FranceA Wednesday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1915-11-12, Cherbourg, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 19°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 1°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 4°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 17°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 18°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 16°20′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 11°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 2°39′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 3°02′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1980-03-26, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 5°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 9°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 9°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 21°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 26°37′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 1°41′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 22°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 25°16′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 22°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 20°48′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Roland Barthes 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.