George Shirley Switzer (June 11, 1915 – March 23, 2008) was an influential American mineralogist best known for establishing the Smithsonian Institution's National Gem and Mineral Collection. His most notable achievement was acquiring the Hope Diamond for the museum in 1958, following a donation by jeweler Harry Winston. Switzer also conducted significant analyses of Moon rocks returned by NASA missions. Under his contributions, the collection expanded to over 15,000 gems, 350,000 minerals, and 35,000 meteorites, making it one of the world's most extensive collections of gems, minerals, and natural specimens.
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Meaning of the name - George
farmer, earthworker
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George Switzer belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Petaluma
Place of Death: Solomons
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: Santa Rosa Junior College | University of California, Berkeley | Harvard University
Occupation: crystallographer | mineralogist | professor
Employers: Gemological Institute of America | United States Geological Survey | Stanford University | Smithsonian Institution | Harvard University
Awards Received: switzerite
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Ephemeris for June 11, 1915
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 11, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for June 11, 2025 |
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| Sun | 19 Gemini 47 | 21 Gemini 8 | 5 Libra 35 |
| Moon | 9 Gemini 19 | 27 Sagittarius 1 | 18 Gemini 33 |
| Mercury | 9 Cancer 4 | 5 Cancer 42 | 1 Scorpio 23 |
| Venus | 24 Taurus 56 | 5 Taurus 41 | 10 Libra 9 |
| Mars | 12 Taurus 23 | 26 Leo 56 | 25 Cancer 28 |
| Jupiter | 26 Pisces 2 | 0 Cancer 27 | 21 Pisces 33 |
| Saturn | 4 Cancer 23 | 1 Aries 1 | 16 Cancer 23 |
| Uranus | 15 Aquarius 26 | 28 Taurus 44 | 11 Aquarius 54 |
| Neptune | 28 Cancer 42 | 2 Aries 1 | 2 Leo 18 |
| Pluto | 1 Cancer 25 | 3 Aquarius 29 | 3 Cancer 19 |
| Rahu | 20 Aquarius 30 | 22 Pisces 55 | 14 Aquarius 40 |
| Ketu | 20 Leo 30 | 22 Virgo 55 | 14 Leo 40 |
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