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- Patric William Walker (25 September 1931 – 8 October 1995) was an American-born, British astrologer. Walker's columns, famed for their literary style, appeared in numerous publications throughout the world, leading to claims that he had a readership of one billion. Raised in Whitby, England, Walker did his national service with the Royal Air Force before working as an accountant and a property developer, among other jobs. A chance meeting at a dinner party led to Walker learning astrology from . Hoskins later recommended Walker to Nova, for whom he worked as an astrologer from the magazine's launch in March 1965 until taking over Hoskins' 'Celeste' column in Harpers & Queen in 1974. He later moved to The Daily Mirror then, in 1976, to Associated Newspapers, for whom he wrote astrology columns in the Evening Standard and The Mail on Sunday until the 1990s. Walker enjoyed the London social scene of the 1970s and counted Elton John and The Beatles as friends, but grew tired of partying and fame and moved to Lindos on the Greek island of Rhodes in 1982, while maintaining an apartment in London. Having left The Mail on Sunday in 1992, Walker fell ill and died of food poisoning in his London apartment in October 1995. He remained a batchelor and had no children. Walker was succeeded at the Evening Standard by Shelley von Strunckel, who he had mentored. (en)
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