Floris Takens was a Dutch mathematician born on November 12, 1940, in Zaandam, who specialized in dynamic systems and chaos theory, particularly bifurcation theory and time series analysis. He completed his PhD in 1969 at the University of Amsterdam and later held postdoctoral positions in Paris. Takens introduced the concept of strange attractors and established conditions for reconstructing them from observational time series, known as the Takens theorem. He worked at the University of Groningen and was active in research until his retirement in 1999.
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Meaning of the name - Floris
Flower, blooming, flourishing
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Place of Birth: Zaandam
Educated At: University of Groningen | University of Amsterdam
Occupation: university teacher | mathematician
Employers: University of Groningen
Awards Received: Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 12, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for November 12, 2024 |
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| Sun | 19 Scorpio 53 | 20 Scorpio 31 | 15 Aquarius 13 |
| Moon | 20 Aries 34 | 2 Aries 18 | 14 Taurus 20 |
| Mercury | 18 Scorpio 51 | 12 Sagittarius 32 | 1 Pisces 22 |
| Venus | 12 Libra 50 | 0 Capricorn 46 | 26 Capricorn 53 |
| Mars | 24 Libra 33 | 2 Leo 33 | 20 Sagittarius 43 |
| Jupiter | 9 Taurus 15 | 19 Gemini 27 | 7 Taurus 39 |
| Saturn | 10 Taurus 49 | 12 Pisces 38 | 8 Taurus 42 |
| Uranus | 24 Taurus 19 | 25 Taurus 27 | 22 Taurus 10 |
| Neptune | 27 Virgo 5 | 27 Pisces 18 | 27 Virgo 20 |
| Pluto | 4 Leo 20 | 29 Capricorn 52 | 2 Leo 56 |
| Rahu | 8 Libra 47 | 4 Aries 7 | 4 Libra 20 |
| Ketu | 8 Aries 47 | 4 Libra 7 | 4 Aries 20 |
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