Poet
Wallace Stevens
Vice president of an insurance company in Hartford who wrote some of the century's most demanding poetry and never gave up the day job.
Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Born
- 1879-10-02, Reading, Pennsylvania, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1955-08-02, Hartford, Connecticut, USAA Tuesday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1879-10-02, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 9°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 4°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 6°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 25°41′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Taurus | 28°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 4°00′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 12°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 6°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 11°29′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 27°12′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1955-08-02, Hartford, Connecticut, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 9°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 26°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 1°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 14°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 10°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 14°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 25°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 25°54′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Wallace Stevens 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.