Philippe Desan is a prominent scholar specializing in French Renaissance literature and culture, serving as the Howard L. Willett Professor at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD from the University of California Davis in 1984 and has contributed significantly to Montaigne studies. Desan has held key roles at the University, including Master of the Humanities Collegiate Division and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. He has received multiple prestigious awards, such as the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Prix de l'Académie Française.
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Meaning of the name - Philippe
lover of horses
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Philippe Desan belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Educated At: University of California, Davis
Occupation: literary critic | university teacher
Employers: University of Chicago
Awards Received: Roland de Jouvenel Prize | Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises | Pierre-Georges Castex Prize | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Knight of the National Order of Merit
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Ephemeris for May 16, 1953
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 16, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 16, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 25 Taurus 30 | 26 Taurus 18 | 3 Leo 23 |
| Moon | 9 Cancer 38 | 9 Virgo 40 | 5 Aquarius 59 |
| Mercury | 16 Taurus 15 | 1 Taurus 15 | 1 Leo 12 |
| Venus | 17 Aries 38 | 21 Taurus 13 | 20 Gemini 42 |
| Mars | 10 Gemini 43 | 12 Aries 19 | 28 Cancer 0 |
| Jupiter | 1 Gemini 29 | 27 Taurus 48 | 17 Gemini 18 |
| Saturn | 22 Libra 16 | 17 Pisces 48 | 21 Libra 57 |
| Uranus | 15 Cancer 44 | 23 Taurus 19 | 19 Cancer 44 |
| Neptune | 21 Libra 39 | 29 Pisces 21 | 21 Libra 15 |
| Pluto | 20 Leo 50 | 2 Aquarius 3 | 22 Leo 17 |
| Rahu | 6 Aquarius 53 | 13 Aries 38 | 3 Aquarius 7 |
| Ketu | 6 Leo 53 | 13 Libra 38 | 3 Leo 7 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2024
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Philippe Desan's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 20 February, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 31 March, 2024 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 20 April, 2024 - Saturn sextile Mercury
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 30 May, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 30 May, 2024 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 19 June, 2024 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 29 June, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 19 July, 2024 - Saturn sextile Mercury
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 17 September, 2024 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 17 October, 2024
