George Makdisi was an American Orientalist of Lebanese descent, born on May 15, 1920, in Detroit, Michigan. He passed away on September 6, 2002, in Media, Pennsylvania. Makdisi was a professor of Oriental studies, teaching in the U.S. and Lebanon before earning his degree at the University of Paris in 1964. He held teaching positions at the University of Michigan and Harvard, becoming a professor of Arabic at the University of Pennsylvania in 1973, where he directed the Oriental Studies department until retirement in 1990.
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Time Zone - America/Detroit (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - George
farmer, earthworker
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George Makdisi belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Detroit
Place of Death: Media
Educated At: Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV
Occupation: historian
Employers: University of Michigan | University of Pennsylvania
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship
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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 May 15, 1920
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 15, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 15, 2026 |
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| Sun | 24 Taurus 32 | 24 Taurus 53 | 6 Virgo 1 |
| Moon | 19 Aries 26 | 8 Taurus 58 | 8 Pisces 2 |
| Mercury | 12 Taurus 35 | 26 Taurus 14 | 26 Leo 0 |
| Venus | 11 Taurus 15 | 26 Gemini 1 | 21 Virgo 38 |
| Mars | 23 Libra 1 | 27 Aries 33 | 26 Scorpio 8 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 26 | 21 Cancer 11 | 0 Virgo 21 |
| Saturn | 5 Virgo 36 | 10 Aries 37 | 14 Virgo 29 |
| Uranus | 5 Pisces 23 | 1 Gemini 8 | 3 Pisces 33 |
| Neptune | 8 Leo 55 | 3 Aries 41 | 12 Leo 12 |
| Pluto | 6 Cancer 15 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 8 Cancer 35 |
| Rahu | 15 Scorpio 11 | 5 Pisces 2 | 9 Scorpio 34 |
| Ketu | 15 Taurus 11 | 5 Virgo 2 | 9 Taurus 34 |
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