David Godfrey Pettifor (1945-2017) was a prominent metallurgist and professor at the University of Oxford. Serving as the Isaac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy from 1992 to 2011, he contributed significantly to materials modeling. He authored 'Bonding and Structure of Molecules and Solids' and pioneered the creation of 'structure maps' that predict the crystal structure of alloys. An esteemed academic, he held degrees from the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Cambridge. Pettifor received several accolades, including a CBE in 2005 and the Royal Society's Armourers and Brasiers' Medal in 1999.
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Meaning of the name - David
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Place of Birth: Keighley
Educated At: University of Cambridge
Occupation: metallurgist | engineer
Employers: University of Oxford | St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Awards Received: Fellow of the Royal Society | Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 9, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 9, 2026 |
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| Sun | 18 Pisces 31 | 18 Pisces 53 | 7 Gemini 42 |
| Moon | 15 Capricorn 25 | 27 Scorpio 36 | 5 Capricorn 8 |
| Mercury | 26 Pisces 28 | 14 Pisces 52 | 18 Taurus 58 |
| Venus | 28 Aries 59 | 3 Aries 45 | 25 Aries 26 |
| Mars | 17 Aquarius 49 | 5 Pisces 24 | 20 Aries 17 |
| Jupiter | 22 Virgo 53 | 15 Cancer 6 | 17 Virgo 40 |
| Saturn | 4 Cancer 13 | 2 Aries 39 | 9 Cancer 54 |
| Uranus | 9 Gemini 18 | 27 Taurus 57 | 12 Gemini 54 |
| Neptune | 5 Libra 31 | 1 Aries 21 | 3 Libra 44 |
| Pluto | 8 Leo 16 | 4 Aquarius 45 | 8 Leo 14 |
| Rahu | 15 Cancer 14 | 8 Pisces 35 | 10 Cancer 56 |
| Ketu | 15 Capricorn 14 | 8 Virgo 35 | 10 Capricorn 56 |
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