James L. Bischoff is an American geochemist and emeritus scientist at the United States Geological Survey since 2002. He received the prestigious V. M. Goldschmidt Award from the Geochemical Society in 1999. He completed his geology degree at Occidental College and earned a Ph.D. in geochemistry at UC Berkeley in 1966, focusing on aragonite-calcite transition kinetics. Bischoff has held positions at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and USC. He founded the marine chemistry program at the USGS in 1974 and has been actively involved in various scientific societies.
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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James L. Bischoff belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Los Angeles
Place of Death: Aptos
Educated At: University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: geochemist | university teacher
Employers: United States Geological Survey | University of Southern California
Awards Received: V. M. Goldschmidt Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 20, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 20, 2026 |
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| Sun | 0 Aries 4 | 0 Aries 13 | 23 Gemini 34 |
| Moon | 18 Leo 8 | 23 Aries 38 | 16 Libra 44 |
| Mercury | 20 Pisces 8 | 8 Pisces 29 | 16 Cancer 25 |
| Venus | 13 Taurus 47 | 17 Aries 52 | 11 Cancer 31 |
| Mars | 22 Taurus 3 | 14 Pisces 21 | 18 Cancer 8 |
| Jupiter | 16 Aries 30 | 15 Cancer 15 | 6 Taurus 17 |
| Saturn | 0 Taurus 12 | 4 Aries 3 | 10 Taurus 40 |
| Uranus | 19 Taurus 12 | 28 Taurus 19 | 23 Taurus 51 |
| Neptune | 23 Virgo 59 | 1 Aries 46 | 22 Virgo 46 |
| Pluto | 0 Leo 44 | 5 Aquarius 0 | 1 Leo 24 |
| Rahu | 21 Libra 19 | 7 Pisces 59 | 16 Libra 46 |
| Ketu | 21 Aries 19 | 7 Virgo 59 | 16 Aries 46 |
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