Short story writer
Saki
Wrote some of the most precise comic short stories in English. He enlisted at forty-three, refused a commission, and was killed by a sniper on the Somme.
Hector Hugh Munro, popularly known by his pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirise Edwardian society and culture. He is considered to be a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, Munro himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse.
- Born
- 1870-12-18, Sittwe, MyanmarA Sunday
- Died
- 1916-11-14, Beaumont-Hamel, FranceA Tuesday, aged 45
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1870-12-18, Sittwe, Myanmar · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Yangonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 26°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 10°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 28°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 25°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 20°45′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 25°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 19°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 17°18′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1916-11-14, Beaumont-Hamel, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 21°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 14°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 16°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 17°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 27°36′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 0°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 15°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°52′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°07′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Saki 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.
