Roland Barthes was a French literary critic, social theorist, philosopher, and semiotician, born on November 12, 1915, in Cherbourg, Normandy, and passing away on March 26, 1980, in Paris. His extensive body of work has influenced many schools of thought, including structuralism, semiotics, existentialism, Marxism, and post-structuralism. Barthes is known for his analytical approach to literature and culture, and his ideas have left a significant mark on the fields of literary theory and criticism.
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Meaning of the name - Roland
Famous in rule or fame, renowned ruler
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Roland Barthes belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Cherbourg
Place of Death: 13th arrondissement of Paris
Cause of Death: struck by vehicle
Educated At: Lycée Montaigne | Faculty of Arts of Paris | Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Occupation: mythographer | semiologist | ontologist | literary theorist | essayist | philosopher | literary critic | sociologist | university teacher | writer
Employers: National Center for Scientific Research, France | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences | Collège de France
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 12, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 12, 2025 |
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| Sun | 19 Scorpio 14 | 20 Scorpio 34 | 10 Pisces 48 |
| Moon | 3 Aquarius 9 | 26 Leo 17 | 8 Aquarius 21 |
| Mercury | 1 Scorpio 30 | 6 Sagittarius 11 | 13 Aquarius 41 |
| Venus | 4 Sagittarius 57 | 7 Scorpio 13 | 20 Aries 23 |
| Mars | 17 Leo 45 | 5 Sagittarius 53 | 12 Leo 52 |
| Jupiter | 18 Pisces 19 | 25 Cancer 10 | 3 Aries 55 |
| Saturn | 17 Cancer 5 | 25 Pisces 16 | 10 Cancer 24 |
| Uranus | 11 Aquarius 53 | 29 Taurus 49 | 17 Aquarius 3 |
| Neptune | 2 Leo 40 | 29 Pisces 34 | 0 Leo 17 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 2 | 1 Aquarius 34 | 1 Cancer 16 |
| Rahu | 12 Aquarius 21 | 14 Pisces 46 | 6 Aquarius 31 |
| Ketu | 12 Leo 21 | 14 Virgo 46 | 6 Leo 31 |
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