Don Maclennan was a South African poet, critic, playwright, and English professor, born on December 9, 1929, in London. He moved to South Africa in 1938 and was educated at Witwatersrand University and Edinburgh University. Maclennan had a distinguished academic career, teaching at various universities for over 40 years. He published plays, short stories, poetry collections, and scholarly works. In his later years, despite suffering from motor-neuron disease, he continued to write and self-publish poetry until his death on February 9, 2009.
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Meaning of the name - Don
Lord, master, ruler
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Don Maclennan belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: London, England
Place of Death: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Cause of Death: motor-neuron disease
Educated At: Witwatersrand University | Edinburgh University
Occupation: poet
Employers: Wits University | University of Cape Town | Rhodes University
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for December 9, 1929
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 9, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 9, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Sagittarius 9 | 17 Sagittarius 52 | 24 Pisces 24 |
| Moon | 20 Pisces 37 | 21 Leo 57 | 6 Libra 46 |
| Mercury | 23 Sagittarius 53 | 27 Scorpio 22 | 9 Pisces 30 |
| Venus | 3 Sagittarius 2 | 11 Sagittarius 9 | 3 Aries 27 |
| Mars | 15 Sagittarius 20 | 25 Sagittarius 47 | 28 Aquarius 47 |
| Jupiter | 10 Gemini 25 | 23 Cancer 53 | 9 Gemini 13 |
| Saturn | 1 Capricorn 23 | 25 Pisces 11 | 11 Capricorn 3 |
| Uranus | 7 Aries 27 | 28 Taurus 42 | 10 Aries 21 |
| Neptune | 3 Virgo 35 | 29 Pisces 21 | 1 Virgo 37 |
| Pluto | 19 Cancer 10 | 2 Aquarius 6 | 17 Cancer 30 |
| Rahu | 10 Taurus 7 | 13 Pisces 20 | 5 Taurus 2 |
| Ketu | 10 Scorpio 7 | 13 Virgo 20 | 5 Scorpio 2 |
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