Novelist
Stanisław Lem
Polish novelist of Solaris.
Stanisław Herman Lem was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold more than 45 million copies. Worldwide, he is best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris. In 1976, Theodore Sturgeon wrote that Lem was the most widely read science fiction writer in the world.
- Born
- 1921-09-12, Lviv, UkraineA Monday
- Died
- 2006-03-27, Kraków, PolandA Monday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Poland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-09-12, Lviv, Ukraine · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kievthe zone used then
Europe/KievThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 19°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 25°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 5°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 25°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 26°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 7°11′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 14°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°54′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2006-03-27, Kraków, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 20°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 19°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 12°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 18°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°45′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Stanisław Lem 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.