Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet born on February 8, 1911, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she died on October 6, 1979, in Boston, Massachusetts. A prominent figure of Modernism, she received numerous awards throughout her literary career and is considered one of the most important American poets of the 20th century. Recognized as a lesbian, she had a 15-year relationship with Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares until Lota's suicide.
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Meaning of the name - Elizabeth
My God is abundance, My God is an oath
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Place of Birth: Worcester
Place of Death: Boston
Cause of Death: intracranial aneurysm
Educated At: Walnut Hill School | Saugus High School | Vassar College
Occupation: essayist | university teacher | translator | poet | writer
Employers: Harvard University | University of Washington | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry | Academy of American Poets Fellowship | honorary doctor of Brandeis University | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Shelley Memorial Award | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Guggenheim Fellowship | Neustadt International Prize for Literature | National Book Award
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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 February 8, 1911
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 8, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 8, 2026 |
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| Sun | 18 Aquarius 50 | 19 Aquarius 56 | 11 Gemini 59 |
| Moon | 16 Gemini 11 | 10 Scorpio 52 | 9 Virgo 33 |
| Mercury | 24 Capricorn 16 | 3 Pisces 4 | 17 Taurus 49 |
| Venus | 6 Pisces 31 | 27 Aquarius 51 | 24 Cancer 24 |
| Mars | 5 Capricorn 39 | 12 Aquarius 46 | 0 Aries 36 |
| Jupiter | 13 Scorpio 39 | 16 Cancer 34 | 5 Scorpio 39 |
| Saturn | 1 Taurus 32 | 29 Pisces 20 | 14 Taurus 28 |
| Uranus | 26 Capricorn 37 | 27 Taurus 28 | 28 Capricorn 58 |
| Neptune | 19 Cancer 25 | 0 Aries 21 | 19 Cancer 51 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 3 | 3 Aquarius 56 | 27 Gemini 3 |
| Rahu | 14 Taurus 23 | 10 Pisces 7 | 8 Taurus 17 |
| Ketu | 14 Scorpio 23 | 10 Virgo 7 | 8 Scorpio 17 |
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