Dietrich Lortz was a German physicist born on August 8, 1935, in Massen and died on April 19, 2013, in Munich. He studied at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel and earned his doctorate in Munich in 1962. Later, he habilitated in 1969 and worked as an extraordinary professor in Munich. His research focused on magnetohydrodynamics and hydrodynamics, particularly regarding plasmas in Tokamaks and Stellarators. The Küppers-Lortz instability, named after him and Günter Küppers, relates to hydrodynamic instability in rotating fluid convection.
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Meaning of the name - Dietrich
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Place of Birth: Massen
Place of Death: Munich
Educated At: Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation: university teacher | physicist
Employers: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 15 Leo 12 | 16 Leo 24 | 13 Scorpio 21 |
| Moon | 28 Scorpio 36 | 8 Aquarius 41 | 19 Pisces 45 |
| Mercury | 13 Leo 45 | 4 Leo 37 | 25 Libra 22 |
| Venus | 21 Virgo 10 | 9 Cancer 56 | 27 Virgo 16 |
| Mars | 5 Scorpio 34 | 1 Libra 5 | 6 Capricorn 40 |
| Jupiter | 14 Scorpio 20 | 13 Cancer 21 | 29 Scorpio 17 |
| Saturn | 8 Pisces 36 | 1 Aries 14 | 3 Pisces 39 |
| Uranus | 5 Taurus 31 | 1 Gemini 8 | 3 Taurus 6 |
| Neptune | 13 Virgo 13 | 1 Aries 51 | 16 Virgo 15 |
| Pluto | 26 Cancer 10 | 2 Aquarius 14 | 27 Cancer 23 |
| Rahu | 20 Capricorn 36 | 19 Pisces 51 | 15 Capricorn 50 |
| Ketu | 20 Cancer 36 | 19 Virgo 51 | 15 Cancer 50 |
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