Poet & diplomat
Saint-John Perse
French poet and senior diplomat stripped of his citizenship by Vichy, and a Nobel laureate.
Alexis Leger, better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse, was a French poet, writer and diplomat, awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time".
- Born
- 1887-05-31, Pointe-à-Pitre, FranceA Tuesday
- Died
- 1975-09-20, Hyères, FranceA Saturday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-05-31, Pointe-à-Pitre, France · time unknown, noon chart
America/Guadeloupethe zone used then
America/GuadeloupeThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 9°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 29°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 20°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 1°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 26°43′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 20°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 8°27′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 27°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 3°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-09-20, Hyères, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 26°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 26°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 22°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 25°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 20°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 22°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 0°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 0°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 9°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 8°38′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Saint-John Perse 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.