Novelist
Samuel Butler
Wrote Erewhon, a satire in which machines are banned in case they evolve, and The Way of All Flesh, published after his death because it was too hostile to his own family.
Samuel Butler was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh. Both novels have remained in print since their initial publication. In other studies he examined Christian orthodoxy, evolutionary thought, and Italian art, and made prose translations of the Iliad and Odyssey that are still consulted.
- Born
- 1835-12-04, Langar, Nottinghamshire, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 1902-06-18, London, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1835-12-04, Langar, Nottinghamshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 3°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 24°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 26°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 15°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 14°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 1°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 1°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 12°55′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1902-06-18, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 28°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 4°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 16°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 7°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 17°00′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 26°30′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 18°59′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 0°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 18°22′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Samuel Butler 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.