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birth charts with Proserpina in VirgoYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Proserpina in Virgo. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. ![]() ![]() ![]()
Biography of Claude Farrère (excerpt)
Claude Farrère (Lyon, April 27, 1876 (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate n° 363) – Paris, June 21, 1957) was a prolific French author of novels set in such exotic locations as Istanbul, Saigon, and Nagasaki.One of his novels, Les civilisés ("The Civilized Ones") won the first Prix Goncourt, for 1905. ![]()
Biography of Hans Jurgen Eysenck (excerpt)
Hans Jürgen Eysenck (March 4, 1916 in Berlin, Germany - September 4, 1997 in London, UK) was a psychologist best remembered for his work on intelligence and personality, though he worked in a wide range of areas.At the time of his death, Eysenck was the living psychologist most frequently cited in science journals. ![]()
Biography of Gerard Croiset (excerpt)
Gerard Croiset (March 10, 1909, Laren – July 20, 1980, Utrecht) was a Dutch parapsychologist, psychometrist (a person who purports to be able to read information from a held object), and a psychic.Croiset said he began to become aware of his gifts while a youth working for a watch repairer. ![]()
Biography of Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier (excerpt)
Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, (November 3, 1912 in Paris - December 11, 1996 in Paris), whose real name was Marie-Claude Vogel, was a member of the French Resistance. Photographer Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier's father, Lucien Vogel, an editor, created the magazine Vu in 1928; her mother, Cosette de Brunhoff, sister of the creator of Babar the Elephant, was a fashion photographer. ![]()
Biography of Jim Backus (excerpt)
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913—July 3, 1989) was a radio, television, film actor, character actor, and voice actor.Among his most famous roles are the voice of Mr.Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike, III, of the Alan Young radio show, Joan Davis' husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's father in Rebel Without a Cause, and Thurston Howell, III, on the 1960s hit sitcom Gilligan's Island. ![]()
Biography of Hugo Wolf (excerpt)
Hugo Wolf (March 13, 1860 – February 22, 1903) was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in concision but utterly unrelated in technique. ![]()
Biography of Prince Aly Khan (excerpt)
Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan (June 13, 1911 – May 12, 1960), known as Aly Khan, was a vice president of the United Nations General Assembly representing Pakistan, for which he served as U.N. ambassador (1958-1960). Best known however as a racehorse owner and jockey, he was a son of Aga Khan III, the head of the Ismaili Muslims, and the father of Aga Khan IV. ![]()
Biography of Fridtjof Nansen (excerpt)
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (October 10, 1861 – May 13, 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a League of Nations High Commissioner. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest personalities in the history of Norway.
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Biography of Aimé Maeght (excerpt)
Aimé Maeght (27 April 1906, Hazebrouck, northern France (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 5 September 1981) was a French art collector and editor. He founded the Galerie Maeght in Paris and New York, and the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence near Nice (southern France). ![]()
Biography of Mamie Eisenhower (excerpt)
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower (November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was the wife of President Dwight D.Eisenhower, and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Early life Born in Boone, Iowa, Mamie Doud moved with her family to Colorado when she was seven.
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Biography of Marie Lenéru (excerpt)
Marie Lenéru, born on June 2, 1875 in Brest, died on September 1918 in Lorient, was a French playwright and writer.
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Biography of Eugène Tisserant (excerpt)
Eugène Tisserant (full name: Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant) (24 March 1884–21 February 1972) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia.He was also, for a time, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. ![]()
Biography of René de Castries (excerpt)
René de la Croix de Castries (6 August 1908, la Bastide-d'Engras, Gard (birth time source: Astrotheme, Didier Excoffon, birth certificate n° 3) - 17 July 1986) was a French historian. He was the sixteenth member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1972.
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Biography of Gitta Mallasz (excerpt)
Gitta Mallasz (June 21, 1907 – May 25, 1992) was a Hungarian graphic designer and an artist.Today, she is best known for her transcription of a series of extraordinary spiritual instructions, of which she was one of the recipients in Hungary during World War II.
Biography of Johann Petursson (excerpt)
Johann K.Petursson, was born in Dalvík, Iceland in February 9, 1913, dead November 26, 1984, was known as "The Viking Giant", and as "Jóhann Risi" (Johann the Giant) and "Jóhann Svarfdælingur" (Johann from Svarfaðardalur) in his native country of Iceland.Throughout his sideshow career he often dressed up in a suit and top hat, or his more famous Viking costume. ![]()
Biography of Andrée Tainsy (excerpt)
Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy (April 26, 1911 (birth time source: André Dekoster, birth certificate) – December 19, 2004) was a Belgian actress.She worked with several notable actors like Philippe Noiret, Jean Louis Trintignant, Charlotte Rampling and famous directors like Claude Chabrol, Costas Gavras and François Ozon.
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Biography of René Huyghe (excerpt)
René Huyghe (Arras, 3 May 1906 (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate) - Paris, 5 February 1997) was a French writer on the history, psychology and philosophy of art.He was also a curator at the Louvre's department of paintings (from 1930), a professor at the Collège de France and from 1960 a member of the Académie française. ![]()
Biography of Max Linder (excerpt)
Max Linder (December 16, 1883 – October 31, 1925) was an influential French pioneer of silent film. Birth and early career Born Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle in Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France to a Jewish wine growing family, he grew up with a passion for the theater and as a young man joined a theater troupe touring the country. ![]()
Biography of Johann Georg Elser (excerpt)
Johann Georg Elser (4 January 1903 - 9 April 1945) was a German opponent of Nazism.He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939. Vocational career and social life special issue stamp from Deutsche Post, 100.birthday of Georg Elser (2003)Elser was born in Hermaringen, Württemberg. ![]()
Biography of Walther Rathenau (excerpt)
Walther Rathenau (September 29, 1867 – June 24, 1922) was a German industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic. Political career Rathenau was a leading proponent of a policy of assimilation for German Jews: he argued that Jews should oppose both Zionism and socialism and fully integrate themselves into mainstream German society. ![]()
Biography of Henry Ford II (excerpt)
Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 — September 29, 1987), commonly known as "HF2" and "Hank the Deuce", was the son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford. He was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, chairman of the board and chief executive officer (CEO) from 1960 to 1979, and chairman for several months thereafter.
Biography of André Jarrot (excerpt)
André Jarrot, born December 13, 1909 in Lux, (Saône-et-Loire), died April 21, 2000 in Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire), is a French politician and motorcycle racer.
Biography of Stéphane Gsell (excerpt)
Stéphane Gsell, born on February 7, 1864 in Paris (source not archived), died on January 1, 1932, was a French archaeologist, historian, and author. Selected works Fouilles dans la nécropole de Vulci, exécutées et publiées aux frais du prince de Torlonia 18911 ![]()
Biography of Jussi Björling (excerpt)
Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling (sometimes spelled as "Bjoerling" in English-language sources) (5 February 1911 – 9 September 1960) was a Swedish operatic tenor, Grammy Awarded for Best Classical Vocal Performance 1960 . Björling was born in Borlänge, Sweden in February 1911. ![]()
Biography of Jeanne Lanvin (excerpt)
Jeanne Lanvin (b.Jeanne-Marie Lanvin, Paris, January 1, 1867–d.Paris, July 6, 1946) was a French fashion designer and the founder of the Lanvin fashion house.One of the most influential designers of the 1920s and '30s, Jeanne Lanvin's skillful use of intricate trimmings, virtuoso embroideries and beaded decorations in clear, light, floral colors became a Lanvin trademark.
Biography of Ersilio Tonini (excerpt)
Ersilio Tonini (born July 20, 1914) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. Biography Ersilio Tonini was born in San Giorgio Piacentino, and studied at the seminary in Piacenza. ![]()
Biography of Alexandre Yersin (excerpt)
Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (September 22, 1863 (birth time source: Astrotheme, civil registrar, email)–March 1, 1943) was a French (born Swiss) physician and bacteriologist. Along with Shibasaburo Kitasato he is remembered as the co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was re-named in his honour (Yersinia pestis). ![]()
Biography of Emperor Taisho (excerpt)
Emperor Taishō (大正天皇, Taishō-tennō.), KG (August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926) was the 123rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from July 30, 1912, until his death in 1926. His personal name was Yoshihito (嘉仁, Yoshihito.). ![]()
Biography of Yves Congar (excerpt)
Yves Marie Joseph Cardinal Congar (April 13, 1904-June 22, 1995) was a French Dominican priest and theologian. Born in Sedan, in northeast France, in 1904, Congar's home was occupied by the Germans for much of World War I. During this time he kept extensive, illustrated diaries recording the occupation, which provide a unique historical insight into the war from a child's point of view. ![]()
Biography of Hans Fallada (excerpt)
Hans Fallada (born July 21, 1893 in Greifswald as Rudolf Wilhelm Adolf Ditzen, died February 5, 1947 in Berlin) was one of the best-known German writers of the 20th Century. He wrote primarily novels of social criticism, and his most famous work is the novel, Little Man, What Now.
Biography of Jeanne Maréchal (excerpt)
Jeanne Maréchal, born Jeanne Prunier on March 30, 1895 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate), is a French journalist, one of the founders, with her husband Maurice Maréchal and Henri-Paul Deyvaux-Gassier, of Le Canard enchaîné, a satirical weekly newspaper in France.
Biography of Raoul Cléry (excerpt)
Raoul Cléry, born December 27, 1907 in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent and died August 26, 2004 in Toulouse, was a French military and athlete (a fencer). ![]()
Biography of Richard E. Byrd (excerpt)
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar explorer, aviator and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Claimed North Pole flight, 1926 On May 9, 1926, Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett attempted a flight over the North Pole in a Fokker F-VII Tri-motor called the Josephine Ford. ![]()
Biography of Georges Carpentier (excerpt)
Georges Carpentier (January 12, 1894 (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate) – October 28, 1975) was a French boxer.He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26.Nicknamed the "Orchid Man," he stood 5 ft 11½ in (1.82 m) and his fighting weight ranged from 125 to 175 lb (57 to 79 kg). ![]()
Biography of Eleonora Duse (excerpt)
Eleonora Duse (October 3, 1858–April 21, 1924), was an Italian actress, often known simply as Duse. Early life, acting career Eleonora Duse was born in Vigevano, Lombardy, and entered acting (her family's profession) as a child.She came to fame in Italian versions of rôles made famous by Sarah Bernhardt. ![]()
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Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the State of Kansas, the county seat of Wyandotte County, and the third-largest city of the Kansas City metropolitan area.The city formed as a streetcar suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. ![]()
Biography of Oleg Cassini (excerpt)
Oleg Cassini (April 11, 1913 – March 17, 2006) was a French-born American fashion designer noted for being chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design her state wardrobe in the 1960s.He became the exclusive costume designer for his then wife the actress Gene Tierney. ![]()
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Bordeaux is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France. The municipality (commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 257,804 (2019).Bordeaux is the centre of Bordeaux Métropole that has a population of 796,273 (2019), the fifth-largest in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille with its immediate suburbs and closest satellite towns. ![]()
Biography of Béatrix Dussane (excerpt)
Béatrix Dussane, born Béatrice Dussan March 9, 1888 in Paris and died March 3, 1969 in Paris, was a French actress, author and comedian. She was the wife of French author and journalist Lucien Coulond. Theater (extract) Comédie-Française * 1903 : Les Précieuses ridicules de Molière : Toinette ![]()
Biography of Jérôme Carcopino (excerpt)
Jérôme Carcopino (27 June 1881 (birth time source: Yoan Cocquebert, online archives) – 17 March 1970) was a French historian and author.He was the fifteen member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1955. Biography Carcopino was born at Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure and educated at the École normale supérieure where he specialised in history.
Biography of Edmond Céria (excerpt)
Edmond Céria, born January 26, 1884 in Evian and died June 24, 1955 in Paris, was a French artist and painter. ![]()
Biography of Léon Frapié (excerpt)
Léon Eugène Frapié (born January 27, 1863 Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain) - 1949 Paris) was a French novelist. He first contributed to magazines and newspapers, then a few novels.He is most known for the 1904 Prix Goncourt winning novel La Maternelle. ![]()
Biography of Fiorello Laguardia (excerpt)
Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945.He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, Fiorello, and, most likely, a reference to his short stature.
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Biography of Éric Nessler (excerpt)
Éric Nessler, born on May 20, 1898 in Luneville (birth time source: Lescaut), died in 1976, was a French glider.
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Biography of Maurice Couve de Murville (excerpt)
Maurice Couve de Murville (January 24, 1907 (birth time source: Jacques de Lescaut, André Barbault) - December 24, 1999) was a French politician, and Prime Minister of France for 11 months from 1968 to 1969 under the presidency of General de Gaulle.
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Biography of José Charlet (excerpt)
José Charlet, born October 19, 1916 in Bourg-en-Bresse, died March 19, 1993, was a French artist, painter, architect and sculptor. ![]()
Biography of Edna Ferber (excerpt)
Edna Ferber (15 August 1885 - 16 April 1968), was an American novelist, author and playwright. Early years Ferber was born in 1885 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a Hungarian-born Jewish storekeeper and his Milwaukee, Wisconsin-born wife, Jacob Charles and Julia (Neumann) Ferber.After living in Chicago, Illinois and Ottumwa, Iowa, at age 12 Ferber and her family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where she graduated from high school and briefly attended Lawrence University. ![]()
Biography of Robert Montgomery (excerpt)
Robert Montgomery, U.S.N.R.Commander (May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. Montgomery was born Henry Montgomery Jr.in Beacon, New York, the son of Mary Weed (née Barney) and Henry Montgomery, Sr.His early childhood was one of privilege, since his father was President of the New York Rubber Company. ![]()
Biography of Enoch Powell (excerpt)
John Enoch Powell, MBE (16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) was a British politician, linguist, writer, academic, soldier and poet. He was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) between 1950 and February 1974, and an Ulster Unionist MP between October 1974 and 1987.
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Biography of Marcel Lévesque (excerpt)
Marcel Lévesque, born on December 6, 1877 in Paris (birth time source: birth certificate, Michel Gauquelin), died on February 16, 1962 in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, was a French actor, comedian, and screenwriter. Filmography (extract) 1909 : L'Arrestation de la duchesse de Berry réalisé par le Film d'Art |
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