Robin M. Hochstrasser was a Scottish-American physical chemist born on January 4, 1931, in Edinburgh and passed away on February 27, 2013. He studied chemistry at Heriot-Watt University and earned his PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Hochstrasser contributed significantly to molecular spectroscopy, introducing two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy in the 1990s, with applications in medicine. He published over 500 works and received multiple awards, including the Peter Debye Award. Hochstrasser was a member of prestigious scientific institutions and served as an editor for Chemical Physics from 1975 to 2012.
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Meaning of the name - Robin
bright fame, renowned
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Place of Birth: Edinburgh
Place of Death: Pennsylvania
Educated At: Boroughmuir High School | Heriot-Watt University | University of Edinburgh
Occupation: chemist
Employers: University of Strathclyde | University of British Columbia | Grenoble Alpes University | University of Pennsylvania
Awards Received: F. A. Cotton Medal | Ahmed Zewail Award | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Centenary Prize | Bourke Award | Ellis R. Lippincott Award | E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy | Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry | Benjamin Franklin Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 4, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 4, 2026 |
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| Sun | 13 Capricorn 11 | 14 Capricorn 8 | 18 Aries 40 |
| Moon | 12 Cancer 21 | 28 Cancer 55 | 14 Capricorn 44 |
| Mercury | 17 Capricorn 0 | 4 Capricorn 2 | 7 Taurus 54 |
| Venus | 0 Sagittarius 27 | 13 Capricorn 37 | 10 Pisces 16 |
| Mars | 14 Leo 52 | 15 Capricorn 22 | 2 Leo 43 |
| Jupiter | 15 Cancer 34 | 20 Cancer 54 | 12 Cancer 0 |
| Saturn | 14 Capricorn 22 | 26 Pisces 17 | 23 Capricorn 2 |
| Uranus | 11 Aries 30 | 27 Taurus 52 | 15 Aries 31 |
| Neptune | 5 Virgo 35 | 29 Pisces 32 | 3 Virgo 19 |
| Pluto | 19 Cancer 56 | 2 Aquarius 49 | 18 Cancer 42 |
| Rahu | 19 Aries 25 | 11 Pisces 58 | 14 Aries 23 |
| Ketu | 19 Libra 25 | 11 Virgo 58 | 14 Libra 23 |
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