Pearce, Alfred J.

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Name
Pearce, Alfred J. Gender: M
born on 10 November 1840 at 09:20 (= 09:20 AM )
Place London, England, 51n30, 0w10
Timezone LMT m0w10 (is local mean time)
Data source
From memory
Rodden Rating A
Collector: Rodden
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_scocol.18.gif 18°06' s_mo.18.gif s_taucol.18.gif 27°07 Asc.s_sagcol.18.gif 10°35'



Biography

British physician, editor, writer and astrologist. He wrote under the pseudonym of Zadkiel (as was the custom at that time) as editor of Zadkiel's Almanac for 48 years. He had replaced the original Zadkiel 1 (Richard Morrison, who founded the almanac. Pearce published his "Weather Guide Book" in 1864 and the "Textbook of Astrology" in 1879 and, in 1863, wrote a book defending astrology.

In 1849 his family went through a scandal when his brother died of cholera after treatment by homeopathic methods by their father, who was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.

Died 4/25/1923 London.

Events

  • Death, Cause unspecified 25 April 1923 (Age 82)
  • Death of Father 9 May 1883

Source Notes

Data from him in his Textbook of Astrology, given by family rectified by him to 9:18 AM

Categories

  • Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 82)
  • Vocation : Occult Fields : Astrologer (Pro)
  • Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Dad imprisoned 1849)
  • Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor (Zadkiel's Almanac)
  • Vocation : Writers : Astrology
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
  • Lifestyle : Work : Same Job more than 10 yrs (48 years as editor)
  • Notable : Book Collection : Occult/ Misc. Collection
  • Personal : Misc. : Changed name (Wrote under pseudonym)

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