Nigel NicolsonBirth Chart
19/01/1917 02:30
B - Biography/autobiography
Sevenoaks
England
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Nigel Nicolson was an English writer, editor and politician whose work spanned publishing, parliamentary life and heritage preservation. The son of writers Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville‑West, he was educated at traditional institutions and served in the Grenadier Guards during World War II, an experience he later documented in military history. In 1948 he co‑founded the publishing house Weidenfeld & Nicolson, where he remained a director for decades, building an editorial career noted for works of history, biography and literary criticism. As an author and editor he became known for books on families and historic houses and for editing diaries and correspondence of literary figures, including the publication of Virginia Woolf’s letters. Politically, he was elected a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1952, but maintained independent positions that brought him into conflict with the local party leadership, leading to his exit from Parliament in 1959. His best‑known family memoir, Portrait of a Marriage, provided a frank account of his parents’ life and attracted wide attention. Nicolson also worked as a broadcaster and served on bodies for the preservation of monuments; his legacy combines editorial contribution, reflections on heritage and biographical writing that increased access to literary and historical sources.
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↣ Sun in Capricorn - 28°28' - in house 3
↣ Moon in Sagittarius - 00°42' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Capricorn - 28°50' - in house 3 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Capricorn - 04°34' - in house 2
↣ Mars in Aquarius - 07°31' - in house 3
↣ Jupiter in Aries - 26°52' - in house 6
↣ Saturn in Cancer - 27°02' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Aquarius - 18°30' - in house 3
↣ Neptune in Leo - 03°38' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 02°54' - in house 8 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Capricorn - 19°51' - in house 3
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 16°09' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Virgo - 03°43' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Sagittarius - 07°25'
↣ Sun in house 3
↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 3
↣ Venus in house 2
↣ Mars in house 3
↣ Jupiter in house 6
↣ Saturn in house 9
↣ Uranus in house 3
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 8
↣ North Node in house 3
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Moon sextile (2°14' separating)
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (0°22' applying)
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (9°03' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter square (1°37' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn opposition (1°26' separating) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Neptune opposition (5°10' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and North Node conjunction (8°37' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (1°52' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn trine (3°40' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (2°56' applying)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (6°43' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven square (3°00' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (8°41' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter square (1°58' applying)
↣ Mercury and Saturn opposition (1°48' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune opposition (4°49' separating)
↣ Mercury and North Node conjunction (8°59' applying)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant parallel
↣ Venus and Pluto opposition (1°40' separating)
↣ Venus and North Node parallel
↣ Venus and Midheaven trine (0°51' applying)
↣ Mars and Neptune opposition (3°52' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°06' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn square (0°11' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven parallel
↣ Saturn and Neptune conjunction (6°36' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (7°11' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant square (2°21' applying) parallel
↣ Neptune and Pluto parallel
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°47' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven sextile (0°48' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant sextile (3°42' applying)