Holden James

American astrologer, scholar and writer. Research Director of the American Federation of Astrologers since 1982. Trained as a linguist - he has a degree in English Literature with a minor in Foreign Languages (Latin, German, French, and Russian) and as a scientist (he holds a second B.A. in Pure Mathematics with a minor in Physics), Holden has translated numerous astrological books and articles from Latin, Greek, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Some of the translations are: Albumasars Book of Flowers, Abu Alis The Judgments of Nativities, Mashaallahs short Book of Nativities, Sahl ibn Bishrs Five Books on Horary and Electional Astrology, Porphyrys Introduction to the Tetrabiblos, Paul of Alexandrias Introduction, Rhetorius the Egyptians Compendium of Astrology, and Brahys Autobiography. Through his prodigious translation efforts, he has made available to the English speaking community 9 of the twenty-six books from Jean-Baptiste Morins magnum opus, Astrologia Gallica. Holden’s choice of translations - Books 13, 14, 15, 17,19, 22, 23, 24, and 25 - gives the student and the professional access to a traditional form of astrology as formulated and practiced by a reformer and apologist of this timeless tradition. Aside of the numerous translations and scientific articles, his main works include The Classical Zodiac (1995)A History of Horoscopic Astrology (1996)An Astrological Theory of Personality (2000)Biographical Dictionary of Western Astrologers (2013).Holden died on 13 August 2013, aged 86. (Partly quoted from Robert Corre, http://www.forumonastrology.com/foa/holdenJh.html) Read less