Delbert Merrill Shankel was an American microbiologist and academic administrator born on August 4, 1927. He achieved a PhD in Bacteriology and Biochemistry from the University of Texas in 1959 and began teaching at the University of Kansas' Department of Microbiology the same year. Shankel served as the interim chancellor of the University of Kansas in 1994 and retired in 1996, receiving the titles of professor and chancellor emeritus. He passed away on July 12, 2018.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Del
The name Del doesn't have a specific meaning on its own. It is primarily used as a shortened form of names like 'Delaney' (meaning 'descendant of the brave one') or 'Adelaide' (meaning 'noble kind').
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Generation Group
Del Shankel belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Plainview
Educated At: University of Texas at Austin
Occupation: microbiologist | academic administrator
Employers: University of Kansas
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Ephemeris for August 4, 1927
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 4, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 4, 2025 |
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| Sun | 11 Leo 18 | 12 Leo 34 | 17 Scorpio 18 |
| Moon | 29 Libra 55 | 17 Sagittarius 34 | 7 Gemini 17 |
| Mercury | 23 Cancer 6 | 6 Leo 26 | 16 Scorpio 12 |
| Venus | 20 Virgo 44 | 5 Cancer 16 | 1 Libra 3 |
| Mars | 6 Virgo 30 | 28 Virgo 36 | 10 Scorpio 41 |
| Jupiter | 3 Aries 15 | 12 Cancer 30 | 23 Pisces 41 |
| Saturn | 1 Sagittarius 29 | 1 Aries 23 | 7 Sagittarius 55 |
| Uranus | 3 Aries 8 | 1 Gemini 2 | 29 Pisces 50 |
| Neptune | 26 Leo 8 | 1 Aries 55 | 29 Leo 4 |
| Pluto | 16 Cancer 9 | 2 Aquarius 20 | 17 Cancer 3 |
| Rahu | 25 Gemini 33 | 20 Pisces 4 | 20 Gemini 21 |
| Ketu | 25 Sagittarius 33 | 20 Virgo 4 | 20 Sagittarius 21 |
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