Birth Name: August William Derleth
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Wisconsin
Date Of Birth: February 24, 1909
Date Of Death: July 4, 1971
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
August Derleth was born on the 24th of February, 1909. He was popular for being a Novelist. The publisher of the earliest H.P. Lovecraft horror stories, he also had a career as a multi-genre author. His works include the Sac Prairie Saga; novels such as Murder Stalks the Wakely Family (1934) and Bright Journey (1940); and numerous short stories, essays, and poems.
August Derleth was born in Wisconsin. A prolific reader in his youth, he sometimes made three trips a week to the local library. He published his first work of short fiction, Bat’s Belfry, in 1926. Though best known for his horror stories, he also wrote extensively about the people and places of his native Wisconsin.
August Derleth was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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August William Derleth is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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August Derleth was born in the Year of the Rooster.
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| REAL NAME: | August William Derleth |
| NICKNAME: | August W. Derleth |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Zodiac Sign: August Derleth was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: August Derleth was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: August Derleth had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
August Derleth’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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