No, I had never heard his name before. Opening the first article with an even vaguely relevant title, though, I read:

This relation of the prenatal lunar cycles to the septennial periods of subsequent earthly life is a completely new [concept in astrology].

So pretty much the opposite of what I was looking for. Thanks anyway.

Martin Gansten wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 5:57 am Thank you, Jane. I have similar vague recollections and was hoping someone else's memory might be better than mine. Do we know what 'expulsion' refers to in the text fragment you cite?

Whoops, sorry ... Levente László, in a note on another fragment, says 'expulsion' means 'birth'.