Martin Jay Davis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1937 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2022 (aged 84) Zeeland, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | Foil |
| College team | New York University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1972 |
Martin Jay Davis (September 7, 1937 – January 10, 2022) was an American astrologer and author specializing in locational astrology. He was also a member of the United States fencing team (foil), and competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.[1]
Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was Jewish.[2] He attended New York University, fenced for the school, and was an NCAA Second Team All-American in 1958.[3] He graduated in 1959 with an engineering degree.[4]
He was a gold medalist in Individual Foil at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3] At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil he won a gold medal with the US fencing team (foil).[5] His first title, Astrolocality Astrology, won the Spica award for the best astrology book in 2000.[6]
In 2017, he was inducted into the NYU Hall of Fame.[3]
Davis died in Zeeland in the Netherlands, on January 10, 2022, at the age of 84.[7]
Publications
[edit]- Astrolocality Astrology (2000) Wessex Astrologer, Dorset, UK. ISBN 978-1902405056
- From Here to There: An Astrologer's Guide to Astromapping (2007) Wessex Astrologer, Dorset, UK. ISBN 978-1902405278
References
[edit]- ^ "Martin Jay Davis Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). "July 10; Mazel Tough," Day by day in Jewish sports history, p. 116.
- ^ a b c "Martin Jay Davis," gonyuathletics.
- ^ "Martin Jay Davis," olympics.com.
- ^ "Pan American Games fencing results". todor66.com. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Spica Publications, QLD Australia "Astro carto graphy - Astrolocality Astrology - Spica Publication's Online Shop". Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ "Martin Davis". Olympedia. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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