Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood's Birth Card: The 10 of Clubs

In the record

Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, (14 September 1864 – 24 November 1958), known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a British lawyer, politician and diplomat. The birth-card coordinate for September 14 is the 10 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1937 Peace prize.

Nobel Prize record

• 1937 The Nobel Peace Prize — for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace

The 10 of Clubs coordinate

Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood's birthday maps to the 10 of Clubs (The Master Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Nobel Prize and not a verdict on Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You carry a finished body of knowledge and keep teaching from it.

Live 10 of Clubs meaning page

Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood in the public record

He was one of the architects of the League of Nations and a defender of it, whose service to the organisation saw him awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937. Cecil was born at Cavendish Square, London, the sixth child and third son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, three times prime minister, and Georgina, daughter of Sir Edward Hall Alderson. He was the brother of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Lord William Cecil, Lord Edward Cecil and Lord Quickswood and the cousin of Arthur Balfour, with whom he had common grandparents: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil and Frances Mary Gascoyne (1802–1839), the only daughter and heiress of Bamber Gascoyne (1757–1824) of Childwall, Liverpool, Lancashire, member of Parliament for Liverpool (1780–96). Cecil was educated at home until he was thirteen and then spent four years at Eton College. He claimed in his autobiography to have enjoyed his home education most. He studied law at University College, Oxford, where he became a well-known debater. His first job was as private secretary to his father, when commencing in office as prime minister from 1886 to 1888. In 1887, he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 10 of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, and not a forecast of a Nobel Prize.

Intellectual mastery and deep expertise

Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, (14 September 1864 – 24 November 1958), known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a British lawyer, politician and diplomat.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: lawyer.

Also on the record

1. He was fond of saying that his marriage to Lady Eleanor Lambton, daughter of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham on 22 January 1889, was the cleverest thing he had ever done.
2. From 1887 to 1906, Cecil practised civil law, including work in Chancery and parliamentary practice.
3. On 15 June 1899, he was appointed a Queen's Counsel.
4. After the outbreak of the Second Boer War, he enrolled as a recruit in the Inns of Court Rifles in February 1900, but he never saw active service.

Other laureates with this card

• Akira Yoshino — 2019 Chemistry
• Anne L’Huillier — 2023 Physics
• Anthony J. Leggett — 2003 Physics
• Arthur Harden — 1929 Chemistry
• Betty Williams — 1976 Peace
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson — 1903 Literature
• Carl Spitteler — 1919 Literature
• Carl Wieman — 2001 Physics
• Christian Anfinsen — 1972 Chemistry
• Daniel C. Tsui — 1998 Physics
• Ernst Otto Fischer — 1973 Chemistry
• Eugenio Montale — 1975 Literature
• 28 more laureates share this card.

FAQ

What is Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood's birth card?

The 10 of Clubs. September 14 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Nobel Prize?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast prizes, character, or fate.

Where do Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood's dates come from?

Birth date 1864-09-14 is the Nobel Prize API v2.1 day-precision date, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only Nobel dates and Nobel↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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