Doris Sommer is a literature scholar known for creating Pre-Texts, a global initiative that enhances critical thinking and mental well-being through artistic engagement with challenging literature. She holds the position of Ira Jewell Williams, Jr. Professor at Harvard University in both Romance Languages and Literatures and African and African American Studies. Additionally, she directs the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard. Sommer earned her PhD from Rutgers University and was recognized as a Guggenheim fellow in Latin American literature in 1994.
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Meaning of the name - Doris
gift of the sea
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Doris Sommer belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Educated At: Rutgers University | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Douglass Residential College
Occupation: romanist | university teacher
Employers: Harvard University
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship
Astrology Analysis
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 15, 1947
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 15, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 15, 2025 |
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Sun | 24 Capricorn 43 | 25 Capricorn 48 | 13 Aries 6 |
Moon | 12 Scorpio 34 | 17 Leo 19 | 18 Virgo 49 |
Mercury | 19 Capricorn 51 | 10 Capricorn 38 | 15 Pisces 25 |
Venus | 8 Sagittarius 31 | 12 Pisces 51 | 4 Pisces 29 |
Mars | 22 Capricorn 24 | 26 Cancer 22 | 23 Pisces 35 |
Jupiter | 22 Scorpio 41 | 11 Gemini 55 | 26 Scorpio 47 |
Saturn | 6 Leo 47 | 15 Pisces 42 | 2 Leo 24 |
Uranus | 18 Gemini 26 | 23 Taurus 22 | 18 Gemini 22 |
Neptune | 10 Libra 48 | 27 Pisces 33 | 9 Libra 20 |
Pluto | 12 Leo 34 | 1 Aquarius 31 | 11 Leo 3 |
Rahu | 9 Gemini 22 | 0 Aries 43 | 5 Gemini 14 |
Ketu | 9 Sagittarius 22 | 0 Libra 43 | 5 Sagittarius 14 |
Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Doris Sommer's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 17 December, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 17 December, 2025