Birth Name: Augustus Edwin John
Occupation: Painter
Place Of Birth: Wales
Date Of Birth: January 4, 1878
Date Of Death: October 31, 1961
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: British
Augustus John was born on the 4th of January, 1878. He was known for being a Painter. Post-Impressionist painter known for his portraits of Colonel T. E. Lawrence and W.B. Yeats. He was the subject of the BBC documentary, ‘The Mountain That Had to Be Painted,’ from 2011.
Augustus John was born in Wales. He briefly studied at the Tenbly School of Art and later attended the Slade School of Art at University College, London. He was the famed Henry Tonks’ prize pupil at Slade. He was fascinated by the Romani people and served as President of the Gypsy Lore Society for nearly 30 years.
Augustus John was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Augustus John was born in 1870s.
Augustus Edwin John 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".
Education
Augustus’s Augustus Edwin John attended Tenby School of Art, Slade School of Art UCL in London.
Family
Augustus John’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Augustus John’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Augustus John kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Augustus John was born in the Year of the Tiger.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Augustus Edwin John |
| NICKNAME: | Augustus |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Augustus John was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Augustus John was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: Augustus John had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Augustus John’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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