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Birth Name:

Chris Van Allsburg

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Jun 18, 1949

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Age:

74

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

Astrology Data:

Sun

27°

Gem

6'

About Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Chris Van Allsburg: Sun 27 Gemini, Moon 29 Pisces, Mercury 8 Gemini, Venus 13 Cancer, Mars 6 Gemini, Jupiter 0 Aquarius, Saturn 1 Virgo, Uranus 0 Cancer, Neptune 12 Libra, Pluto 14 Leo, Sun Conjunct Uranus, Sun Semi Square Pluto, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Mercury Trine Neptune, Venus Semi Square Saturn, Venus Square Neptune, Venus Semi Sextile Pluto, Mars Square Saturn, Jupiter Quincunx Saturn, Jupiter Quincunx Uranus, Saturn Sextile Uranus, Uranus Semi Square Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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