Novelist
William Golding
English novelist of Lord of the Flies, a schoolteacher and naval officer first, and a Nobel laureate.
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), Golding published another 12 volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, Golding was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Born
- 1911-09-19, Newquay, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1993-06-19, Perranarworthal, EnglandA Saturday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1911-09-19, Newquay, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 15°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 10°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 19°04′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Gemini | 5°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 12°40′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 19°58′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 25°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 23°23′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 28°59′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1993-06-19, Perranarworthal, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 28°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 20°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 22°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 12°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 27°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 5°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 0°15′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 20°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 23°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment William Golding 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.