Joseph H. Burchenal (1912-2006) was a prominent American oncologist known for pioneering chemotherapy development. He studied at Princeton and Penn, served in the military during WWII, and held significant positions at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, leading chemotherapy and clinical research. He was instrumental in creating effective treatments for Burkitt lymphoma and childhood leukemia, collaborating with recognized scientists. His contributions earned him numerous awards like the Lasker Award and he co-authored the Karnofsky performance status scale. Besides his medical career, he was an avid climber and was married for 58 years with six children.
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Meaning of the name - Joseph
God will increase, He will add
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Place of Birth: Milford
Place of Death: Hanover
Educated At: Phillips Exeter Academy
Occupation: oncologist
Spouses: Joan Barclay Riley
Children: 3 sons | 3 daughters
Employers: Phillips Exeter Academy | Princeton University | University of Pennsylvania | Union Memorial Hospital | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Cornell University (Sloan Kettering Division, Weill Medical College)
Awards Received: Leopold Griffuel Prize | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 21, 2023 | Secondary Progressions for December 21, 2023 |
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| Sun | 29 Sagittarius 30 | 29 Sagittarius 33 | 21 Aries 12 |
| Moon | 26 Taurus 38 | 24 Aries 24 | 19 Gemini 23 |
| Mercury | 8 Sagittarius 59 | 2 Capricorn 7 | 29 Pisces 33 |
| Venus | 10 Aquarius 31 | 20 Scorpio 9 | 11 Taurus 13 |
| Mars | 15 Sagittarius 24 | 19 Sagittarius 43 | 9 Pisces 39 |
| Jupiter | 27 Sagittarius 1 | 5 Taurus 42 | 16 Capricorn 40 |
| Saturn | 29 Taurus 10 | 2 Pisces 22 | 2 Gemini 15 |
| Uranus | 1 Aquarius 35 | 19 Taurus 40 | 7 Aquarius 7 |
| Neptune | 25 Cancer 17 | 24 Pisces 57 | 23 Cancer 13 |
| Pluto | 29 Gemini 1 | 29 Capricorn 2 | 28 Gemini 10 |
| Rahu | 8 Aries 16 | 21 Aries 25 | 2 Aries 23 |
| Ketu | 8 Libra 16 | 21 Libra 25 | 2 Libra 23 |
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