Novelist
Thomas Mann
Wrote Buddenbrooks at twenty-five and The Magic Mountain at forty-nine, won the Nobel Prize, and broadcast against the Nazis from America throughout the war.
Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modern versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer.
- Born
- 1875-06-06, Lubeck, GermanyA Sunday
- Died
- 1955-08-12, Zurich, SwitzerlandA Friday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1875-06-06, Lubeck, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 15°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 20°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 16°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 2°24′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Libra | 21°59′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 26°05′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 12°09′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 2°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 22°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1955-08-12, Zurich, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 18°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 26°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 20°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 14°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 29°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 25°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 26°13′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Thomas Mann 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.
