Gaston CalmetteBirth Chart
Paul Eugene Jules Gaston Calmette
30/07/1858 18:00
AA - Birth record in hand
Montpellier
France
43°36' ↑ North - 3°53' → East
00:16 East
Sun Moon Asc
Photo: Reproduction
Gaston Calmette was a prominent journalist and director of the newspaper Le Figaro during the French Belle Époque. He rose through the Parisian press beginning in 1884 and in 1894 became its editor, a role in which he became known for vigorous, investigative editorial campaigns, especially against political figures implicated in financial scandals. In early 1914 he led an unrelenting campaign against then–Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux, publishing private letters and allegations of undue influence and stock‑market speculation in Paris. The campaign had a strong political and social impact, fueling debates about public ethics, the press, and private life in France on the eve of the First World War. The episode culminated in Calmette’s assassination in March 1914 by Henriette Caillaux, an event that led to a famous trial and intense cultural and artistic reverberations — including works by contemporary artists and writers. Calmette left a complex legacy: respected for his journalistic vigor and as an art collector, he became a central figure in controversies over freedom of the press and the limits of private life in public affairs.
Read more about Gaston Calmette on Wikipedia
Share
Text mode
↣ Sun in Leo - 07°11' - in house 7
↣ Moon in Aries - 01°43' - in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in Leo - 28°00' - in house 8
↣ Venus in Virgo - 15°08' - in house 8
↣ Mars in Scorpio - 24°04' - in house 10
↣ Jupiter in Gemini - 14°16' - in house 5
↣ Saturn in Leo - 02°40' - in house 7
↣ Uranus in Gemini - 02°48' - in house 5
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 24°39' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Taurus - 07°34' - in house 4
↣ North Node in Pisces - 08°55' - in house 2
↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 13°20' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 10°29' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 05°42'
↣ Sun in house 7
↣ Moon in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in house 8
↣ Venus in house 8
↣ Mars in house 10
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 5
↣ Neptune in house 2
↣ Pluto in house 4
↣ North Node in house 2
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Moon trine (5°29' applying)
↣ Sun and Saturn conjunction (4°32' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (4°24' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto square (0°23' applying)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (1°30' applying)
↣ Sun and Midheaven square (3°18' separating)
↣ Moon and Saturn trine (0°57' applying)
↣ Moon and Uranus sextile (1°05' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune conjunction (7°04' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (3°59' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars square (3°56' separating)
↣ Mercury and Uranus square (4°48' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter square (0°52' separating)
↣ Venus and North Node opposition (6°14' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant trine (1°48' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (4°39' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Mars and Uranus opposition (8°44' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Neptune trine (0°35' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node square (5°22' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (0°08' applying) parallel
↣ Saturn and Pluto square (4°54' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (3°02' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°54' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node sextile (1°20' separating)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°53' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant trine (5°45' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven opposition (2°55' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant sextile (4°25' separating)
↣ North Node and Midheaven trine (1°35' separating)