Benjamin Elazari Volcani was an Israeli microbiologist, born on January 4, 1915, in Ben Shemen, Palestine, and passed away on February 6, 1999, in La Jolla. He studied microbiology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning a master's degree in 1936 and completing his doctorate on the microbiota of the Dead Sea in 1940. His discoveries included halophilic archaea in the Dead Sea, contradicting the belief that no life could exist there. He held positions at the Weizmann Institute and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, focusing on marine diatoms and biomineralization.
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Meaning of the name - Benjamin
son of the right hand, son of my right hand
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Benjamin Elazari Volcani belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Palestine
Place of Death: La Jolla
Educated At: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation: microbiologist | university teacher | biologist
Employers: University of California, San Diego
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 4, 1915
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 16 | 14 Capricorn 21 | 4 Taurus 24 |
| Moon | 20 Leo 57 | 1 Leo 55 | 11 Virgo 21 |
| Mercury | 12 Capricorn 42 | 4 Capricorn 21 | 27 Aries 33 |
| Venus | 2 Sagittarius 25 | 13 Capricorn 52 | 28 Pisces 25 |
| Mars | 10 Capricorn 17 | 15 Capricorn 32 | 6 Aries 51 |
| Jupiter | 22 Aquarius 54 | 20 Cancer 52 | 18 Pisces 25 |
| Saturn | 28 Gemini 29 | 26 Pisces 18 | 29 Gemini 1 |
| Uranus | 10 Aquarius 1 | 27 Taurus 51 | 15 Aquarius 21 |
| Neptune | 29 Cancer 30 | 29 Pisces 33 | 27 Cancer 44 |
| Pluto | 0 Cancer 57 | 2 Aquarius 50 | 0 Cancer 28 |
| Rahu | 28 Aquarius 52 | 11 Pisces 58 | 22 Aquarius 59 |
| Ketu | 28 Leo 52 | 11 Virgo 58 | 22 Leo 59 |
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