John Richard Hersey was an American writer and journalist regarded as a pioneer of 'New Journalism', which adapted creative storytelling techniques for nonfiction reporting. His account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was deemed the best American journalistic work of the 20th century by a 36-member panel from New York University’s journalism department.
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Richard Hersey belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Tianjin
Place of Death: Key West
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: Trumbull College | Briarcliff High School | Hotchkiss School | Yale University | University of Cambridge
Occupation: essayist | novelist | journalist | historian | writer | screenwriter
Spouses: Frances Ann Cannon | Barbara Jean Day
Employers: Yale University
Awards Received: National Jewish Book Awards | The Hillman Prize | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Rome Prize | Pulitzer Prize for Novels
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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 June 17, 1914
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for June 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 25 Gemini 38 | 26 Gemini 31 | 13 Libra 34 |
| Moon | 18 Aries 34 | 2 Leo 58 | 21 Taurus 17 |
| Mercury | 20 Cancer 24 | 20 Cancer 56 | 7 Scorpio 9 |
| Venus | 27 Cancer 3 | 4 Leo 57 | 28 Scorpio 10 |
| Mars | 25 Leo 6 | 22 Taurus 0 | 5 Scorpio 37 |
| Jupiter | 21 Aquarius 55 | 27 Cancer 23 | 12 Aquarius 8 |
| Saturn | 22 Gemini 51 | 13 Aries 21 | 2 Cancer 59 |
| Uranus | 11 Aquarius 11 | 3 Gemini 1 | 7 Aquarius 41 |
| Neptune | 26 Cancer 45 | 4 Aries 18 | 0 Leo 16 |
| Pluto | 0 Cancer 31 | 5 Aquarius 7 | 2 Cancer 13 |
| Rahu | 9 Pisces 31 | 3 Pisces 17 | 3 Pisces 35 |
| Ketu | 9 Virgo 31 | 3 Virgo 17 | 3 Virgo 35 |
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