Martha Gellhorn (November 8, 1908 – February 15, 1998) was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist, regarded as one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century. Over her 60-year career, she covered nearly every major global conflict. Gellhorn was also the third wife of American novelist Ernest Hemingway from 1940 to 1945. She died in 1998 at the age of 89, suffering from illness and near blindness. The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism was named in her honor.
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Meaning of the name - Martha
lady, mistress
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Martha Gellhorn belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: St. Louis
Place of Death: London
Cause of Death: cyanide poisoning
Educated At: John Burroughs School | Bryn Mawr College
Occupation: novelist | travel writer | journalist
Spouses: Thomas Stanley Matthews | Bertrand de Jouvenel | Ernest Hemingway
Employers: United Press | The Atlantic | The New Republic | Collier's
Awards Received: O. Henry Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 15 Scorpio 57 | 16 Scorpio 35 | 14 Pisces 32 |
| Moon | 21 Taurus 20 | 1 Cancer 33 | 29 Leo 31 |
| Mercury | 28 Libra 14 | 6 Sagittarius 47 | 17 Aquarius 30 |
| Venus | 6 Libra 15 | 2 Scorpio 16 | 0 Pisces 50 |
| Mars | 19 Libra 3 | 3 Sagittarius 1 | 6 Capricorn 30 |
| Jupiter | 10 Virgo 21 | 25 Cancer 9 | 8 Virgo 40 |
| Saturn | 4 Aries 36 | 25 Pisces 23 | 9 Aries 59 |
| Uranus | 13 Capricorn 50 | 29 Taurus 59 | 19 Capricorn 59 |
| Neptune | 17 Cancer 1 | 29 Pisces 38 | 14 Cancer 25 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 31 | 1 Aquarius 31 | 23 Gemini 48 |
| Rahu | 27 Gemini 54 | 14 Pisces 59 | 21 Gemini 43 |
| Ketu | 27 Sagittarius 54 | 14 Virgo 59 | 21 Sagittarius 43 |
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