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Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Ernest Everett Just, 1883–1941 (African-American biologist, academic, science writer)

* Ernest Everett Just's primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms. In his work within marine biology, cytology and parthenogenesis, he advocated the study of whole cells under normal conditions, rather than simply breaking them apart in a laboratory setting.

Just authored two books, Basic Methods for Experiments on Eggs of Marine Animals (1939) and The Biology of the Cell Surface (1939), and he also published at least seventy papers in the areas of cytology, fertilization and early embryonic development. He discovered what is known as the fast block to polyspermy; he further elucidated the slow block, which had been discovered by Fol in the 1870s; and he showed that the adhesive properties of the cells of the early embryo are surface phenomena exquisitely dependent on developmental stage.

In the fall of 1941, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and died shortly thereafter on 27 October 1941 in Washington D.C., aged 58.

NATAL DATA and ASTROLOGY CHART

BIRTH DATA: Ernest Everett Just, 14 Aug. 1883, circa 00:15 (12:15am) LMT (+5:19:43), Charleston, South Carolina, USA (32n46, 79w55). ASC: Gemini. RR: B (from biography). SOURCE: Sy Scholfield quotes from Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just by Kenneth R. Manning (Oxford University, 1985), p. 5: "Mary Mathews Just . . . went through an easy delivery a little after midnight on Tuesday morning, 14 August." The source is given as Charleston News and Courier, 14 Aug. 1883, p. 1.

Monday, 29 February 2016

Hank Williams Jr., AKA Bocephus (American singer-songwriter and musician)

* Hank Williams Jr.'s musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country. He is the son of legendary country music singer Hank Williams and the father of Hank Williams III, Holly Williams, Hilary Williams, Samuel Williams, and Katie Williams.

Williams began his career by following in his famed father's footsteps, singing his father's songs and imitating his father's style. Williams's own style slowly evolved as he struggled to find his own voice and place within the country music industry. This trend was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on 8 August 1975. After an extended recovery, he challenged the country music establishment with a blend of country, rock, and blues. Williams enjoyed much success in the 1980s, from which he earned considerable recognition and popularity both inside and outside the country music industry.

As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams's repertoire of skills include guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, harmonica, fiddle, and drums.

NATAL DATA and ASTROLOGY CHART

BIRTH DATA: Randall Hank Williams, 26 May 1949, 01:45 (1:45 AM) CST (+6), Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (32n31, 93w45). ASC: 24 Pisces. RR: A (from memory). SOURCE: Sy Scholfield quotes from I Saw The Light: The Story of Hank Williams by Colin Escott (Hachette UK, 2015): "Audrey gave birth to Randall Hank on May 26, 1949. ... At 3:51 a.m., Hank excitedly telegrammed Fred and Lorene Rose: '10 lb boy borned this morning at 145. Both doeing fine.'"

Saturday, 27 February 2016

William March, 1893–1954 (American fiction writer and US Marine)

* William March, a writer of psychological fiction, authored six novels and four short-story collections. March was praised by critics but never attained great popularity.

March grew up in rural Alabama in a family so poor that he could not finish high school, and he did not earn a high school equivalency until he was 20. He later studied law but was again unable to afford to finish his studies. In 1917, while working in a Manhattan law office, he volunteered for the US Marines and saw action in World War I, for which he was decorated with some of the highest honors—the French Croix de Guerre, the American Distinguished Service Cross, and the U.S. Navy Cross. After the war he again worked in a law office before embarking on a financially successful business career.

He also began writing, first short stories, then in 1933 a novel based on his war experiences, Company K. His follow-up work was the "Pearl County" series, novels and short fiction set in his native south Alabama, the most successful of which is the novel The Looking-Glass. However, literary success eluded him. His last novel, The Bad Seed, was published in 1954, the year March died (on 15 May). It became a bestseller, but he never saw his story adapted first for the stage in 1954, and then for film in 1956 and 1985.

NATAL DATA and ASTROLOGY CHART

BIRTH DATA: William Edward Campbell, 18 September 1893, 15:00 (3pm) CST (+6), Mobile, Alabama, USA (30n41, 88w02). ASC: 00 Aquarius. RR: B (from biography). SOURCE: Sy Scholfield quotes from The Two Worlds of William March by Roy S. Simmonds (University of Alabama, 2011), p. 1: "It was here in Mobile, at three o'clock in the afternoon, September 18, 1893, in a house at the northwest corner of Broad and Conti Streets, that the second child of John Leonard Campbell and Susan March Campbell was born with a complete caul." Simmonds notes that various records including the family bible give 1894 but March insisted he was born in 1893.

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Paul van Ostaijen, 1896–1928 (Belgian poet and writer)

* Paul van Ostaijen earned the nickname 'Mister 1830,' derived from his habit of walking along the streets of Antwerp clothed as a dandy from that year. His poetry shows influences from Modernism, Expressionism, Dadaism and early Surrealism, but Van Ostaijen's style is very much his own.

An active flamingant (a supporter of Flemish independence), he had to flee to Berlin after WW2. In Berlin—-one of the centers of Dadaism and Expressionism—-he met many other artists. He also struggled through a severe mental crisis. Upon returning to Belgium, Van Ostaijen opened an art gallery in Brussels. He died of tuberculosis on 18 March 1928 in a sanatorium in Miavoye-Anthée, in the Wallonian Ardennes.

NATAL DATA and ASTROLOGY CHART

BIRTH DATA: Leopoldus Andreas van Ostaijen, 22 February 1896, 22:30 (10:30pm) GMT (+0), Antwerp, Belgium (51n13, 4e25). ASC: 1 Scorpio. RR: B (from biography). SOURCE: Sy Scholfield quotes from Kroniek van Paul van Ostaijen, 1896-1928 by Gerrit Borgers (Scheltens & Giltay, 1975), p. 7: "1896 22 februari Leopoldus Andreas (Paul) van Ostaijen geboren, 's avonds half elf, in de Lange Leemstraat 47 (thans 53) te Antwerpen, als laatste der zeven kinderen van Hendrik Pieter van Ostaijen, loodgieter, en Maria Catharina Engelen."

Translation: '1896, February 22: Leopoldus Andreas (Paul) van Ostaijen was born in the evening at half past ten at 47 Lange Leemstraat (now 53) in Antwerp, the last of the seven children of Hendrik Pieter van Ostaijen, plumber, and Maria Catharina Engelen.'

Friday, 26 June 2015

Hugh Ramsay, 1877-1906 (Australian artist)

* Hugh Ramsay was one of Australia's leading portraitists. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia in 1878. A trip to Europe in September 1900 led to study in Paris, France, but suffering from tuberculosis, he soon returned to Australia where he died aged 28. Ramsay's major works include The Sisters and Lady with a Fan.

He had Cancer rising ruled by Moon in intimate Scorpio: "He was close to his family and, of his large output from ten years of active work, they are often his subjects."

NATAL DATA and ASTROLOGY CHART

BIRTH DATA: 25 May 1877, 06:30 (6:30 AM) GMT (+0), Govan, Glasgow, Scotland (55n53, 4w15). ASC: 13 Cancer. RR: AA (From birth record). SOURCE: Caroline Gerard quotes birth record, requested by Sy Scholfield.

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Friday, 26 July 2013

John A. Alonzo, 1934-2001 (American cinematographer)

* John A. Alonzo — the pioneering cinematographer — had trailblazing Mars square cinematic Neptune. With Pluto exactly conjunct his Descendant and ruling his Scorpio MC, he is probably best known for his acclaimed camera work on two American classics: the part mystery and part psychological drama film, Chinatown (1974), and the gangster mob movie, Scarface (1983), yet his extraordinary list of films includes Harold & Maude, Vanishing Point, Sounder, Norma Rae, Farewell, My Lovely, Blue Thunder, Internal Affairs and many others.

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John Alonzo, A.S.C. (June 12, 1934 in Dallas, Texas – March 13, 2001) pioneered hand held work, lighting techniques and HD development during his career. He has an impressive list of films, but will probably be remembered mainly for Chinatown (1974) and Scarface (1983).

Alonzo was not only the Director of Photography for some of the greatest American films of the ‘70s and ‘80s, but also the first American cinematographer of Mexican American and Latino heritage to become a member of the Cinematographer’s Union in Los Angeles, as well as the first to be inducted into the famed American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.).

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