
Albert Camus is a writer, philosopher, novelist (France).
Albert Camus ( ka-MOO; French: [albɛʁ kamy] ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel. Camus was born in French Algeria to pied-noir parents. He spent his childhood in a poor neighbourhood and later studied philosophy at the University of Algiers. He was in Paris when the Germans invaded France during World War II in 1940. Camus tried to flee but finally joined the French Resistance where he served as editor-in-chief at Combat, an outlawed newspaper. After the war, he was a celebrity figure and gave many lectures around the world. He married twice but had many extramarital affairs.
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| Born | 7 November 1913 |
| Profession | writer, philosopher, novelist |
| Nationality | France |
| Employer | L'Express, Alger républicain, Combat, Paris-Soir |
| Educated at | University of Algiers 1 |
| Spouse | Simone Hié, Francine Faure |
| Children | Catherine Camus, Jean Camus |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Literature, Resistance Medal |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aquarius |
| Nakshatra | Dhanishta (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Libra |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Virgo |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 30 of them (10%) have the Moon in Aquarius, like Albert Camus, and 13 (4%) share the Dhanishta Nakshatra — the #7 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Albert Camus was born on 7 November 1913. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Albert Camus's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aquarius and the Nakshatra is Dhanishta, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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