JACOB SCHWARTZ

(1932– 2010)

Jacob Schwartz, an astrologer who studied and wrote about asteroids, died at the age of 78.  He lived and practiced outside of Philadelphia, PA.  In addition, to his practice, Jacob lectured and wrote many articles on the asteroids.  He also taught astrology at The Main Line Nite School.   

 

Jacob was born in Philadelphia, PA and had a Doctorate in Communications from the University of Illinois and a Master’s from the University of Chicago.  He left the business world to become a full-time astrologer in 1974.   He was the first Western astrologer to lecture, write and teach in the former Soviet Union.

 

 

Jacob had a Level IV certification through NCGR. He was the Articles Editor of Prodigy’s Astrology & New Age forum and Llewellyn published his Asteroid Name Encyclopedia in 1995.  Jacob wrote a column for Horoscope Guide Magazine and also authored “Asteroid Signatures” for Kepler.

 

BOOKS:  Jacob Schwartz wrote Asteroid Name Encyclopedia which was published by Llewellyn in 1995.               

 

 

BIRTH AND DEATH DATA:

BIRTH:   May 24, 1932 at 4:22 AM in Philadelphia, PA.

Birth data is from Astrologia.PL http://www.astrologychart.eu/astrology/jacob-schwartz.html   

DEATH:  Jacob passed away on January 13, 2010 at Glenside, PA, as stated in the Social Security Death Index.

 

 

 

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