Henning Mankell was a Swedish playwright and author born on February 3, 1948, in Stockholm and raised in Sveg. He gained international fame for his series of detective novels featuring police inspector "Kurt Wallander." Mankell's work is notable for its complex characters and social commentary, often reflecting contemporary societal issues through the lens of crime fiction. His writing has had a significant impact on the genre, contributing to the popularity of Scandinavian crime literature. Mankell passed away on October 5, 2015, in Gothenburg.
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Time Zone - Europe/Stockholm (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Henning
home ruler, home lord
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Generation Group
Henning Mankell belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Stockholm
Place of Death: Gothenburg
Cause of Death: lung cancer
Occupation: crime fiction writer | children's writer | film director | human rights activist | playwright | writer | screenwriter
Spouses: Eva Bergman
Children: Jon Mankell
Awards Received: Crimezone Thriller Awards | Riverton International Honour Prize | Author of the Year | Sveriges Radio's Novel Prize | Litteris et Artibus | CWA International Dagger | Ripper Award | Prix Mystère de la Critique | Martin Beck Award | Golden Feather | Nils Holgersson Plaque | Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize | Corine Literature Prize | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | Gumshoe Awards | August Prize | Astrid Lindgren Prize | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | Glass Key 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 3, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 3, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 3, 2026 |
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| Sun | 13 Aquarius 32 | 14 Aquarius 37 | 1 Taurus 14 |
| Moon | 0 Sagittarius 14 | 4 Virgo 17 | 3 Libra 31 |
| Mercury | 1 Pisces 44 | 23 Aquarius 50 | 22 Aries 39 |
| Venus | 19 Pisces 58 | 21 Aquarius 16 | 16 Gemini 44 |
| Mars | 3 Virgo 14 | 8 Aquarius 39 | 20 Leo 59 |
| Jupiter | 21 Sagittarius 42 | 17 Cancer 6 | 28 Sagittarius 46 |
| Saturn | 20 Leo 13 | 28 Pisces 48 | 16 Leo 15 |
| Uranus | 22 Gemini 25 | 27 Taurus 28 | 23 Gemini 16 |
| Neptune | 12 Libra 53 | 0 Aries 12 | 11 Libra 5 |
| Pluto | 13 Leo 45 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 12 Leo 32 |
| Rahu | 19 Taurus 2 | 10 Pisces 23 | 14 Taurus 55 |
| Ketu | 19 Scorpio 2 | 10 Virgo 23 | 14 Scorpio 55 |
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