Alf Erling Porsild was a Danish-Canadian botanist born on January 17, 1901, in Copenhagen and passed away on November 14, 1977, in Vienna. He grew up in the Arctic Station in Greenland and began his scientific career assisting his father, a botanist. Porsild served as curator at the National Museum of Canada from 1936 to 1945 and subsequently led its botany department until 1967. He authored numerous scientific works, particularly on the flora of Arctic Canada and the Rocky Mountains, and popularized the term 'pingo' from Inuit language into scientific use.
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Meaning of the name - Alf
wise elf, wise counselor
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Place of Birth: Copenhagen
Place of Death: Vienna
Occupation: botanist
Employers: National Museum of Canada
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship | Massey Medal
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Ephemeris for January 17, 1901
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2025 |
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| Sun | 26 Capricorn 40 | 27 Capricorn 35 | 29 Taurus 40 |
| Moon | 17 Sagittarius 51 | 9 Virgo 25 | 13 Cancer 38 |
| Mercury | 23 Capricorn 40 | 13 Capricorn 17 | 7 Gemini 49 |
| Venus | 1 Capricorn 13 | 14 Pisces 33 | 5 Gemini 6 |
| Mars | 12 Virgo 25 | 25 Cancer 40 | 3 Virgo 43 |
| Jupiter | 29 Sagittarius 23 | 11 Gemini 49 | 12 Capricorn 6 |
| Saturn | 10 Capricorn 6 | 15 Pisces 52 | 16 Capricorn 25 |
| Uranus | 15 Sagittarius 9 | 23 Taurus 21 | 15 Sagittarius 30 |
| Neptune | 27 Gemini 5 | 27 Pisces 35 | 27 Gemini 51 |
| Pluto | 16 Gemini 0 | 1 Aquarius 35 | 16 Gemini 45 |
| Rahu | 28 Scorpio 57 | 0 Aries 37 | 22 Scorpio 23 |
| Ketu | 28 Taurus 57 | 0 Libra 37 | 22 Taurus 23 |
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