George Shirley Switzer (June 11, 1915 – March 23, 2008) was an influential American mineralogist best known for establishing the Smithsonian Institution's National Gem and Mineral Collection. His most notable achievement was acquiring the Hope Diamond for the museum in 1958, following a donation by jeweler Harry Winston. Switzer also conducted significant analyses of Moon rocks returned by NASA missions. Under his contributions, the collection expanded to over 15,000 gems, 350,000 minerals, and 35,000 meteorites, making it one of the world's most extensive collections of gems, minerals, and natural specimens.
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Meaning of the name - George
farmer, earthworker
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Place of Birth: Petaluma
Place of Death: Solomons
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: Santa Rosa Junior College | University of California, Berkeley | Harvard University
Occupation: crystallographer | mineralogist | professor
Employers: Gemological Institute of America | United States Geological Survey | Stanford University | Smithsonian Institution | Harvard University
Awards Received: switzerite
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 11, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for June 11, 2024 |
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| Sun | 19 Gemini 47 | 21 Gemini 22 | 4 Libra 36 |
| Moon | 9 Gemini 19 | 25 Leo 12 | 6 Gemini 42 |
| Mercury | 9 Cancer 4 | 17 Gemini 50 | 0 Scorpio 28 |
| Venus | 24 Taurus 56 | 23 Gemini 20 | 8 Libra 54 |
| Mars | 12 Taurus 23 | 1 Taurus 58 | 24 Cancer 53 |
| Jupiter | 26 Pisces 2 | 3 Gemini 55 | 21 Pisces 40 |
| Saturn | 4 Cancer 23 | 19 Pisces 5 | 16 Cancer 19 |
| Uranus | 15 Aquarius 26 | 24 Taurus 48 | 11 Aquarius 55 |
| Neptune | 28 Cancer 42 | 29 Pisces 49 | 2 Leo 17 |
| Pluto | 1 Cancer 25 | 1 Aquarius 44 | 3 Cancer 18 |
| Rahu | 20 Aquarius 30 | 12 Aries 15 | 14 Aquarius 43 |
| Ketu | 20 Leo 30 | 12 Libra 15 | 14 Leo 43 |
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