Martin Jay Davis

Martin Jay Davis
Personal information
Born(1937-09-07)September 7, 1937
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(2022-01-10) (aged 84)
Zeeland, Netherlands
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
EventFoil
College teamNew York University
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1972

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Martin Jay Davis Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). "July 10; Mazel Tough," Day by day in Jewish sports history, p. 116.
  3. ^ a b c "Martin Jay Davis," gonyuathletics.
  4. ^ "Martin Jay Davis," olympics.com.
  5. ^ "Pan American Games fencing results". todor66.com. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Martin Davis". Olympedia. Retrieved January 4, 2023.


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