James Pickands III was an influential American mathematical statistician, born on September 4, 1931, in Euclid, Ohio. He specialized in extreme value theory and stochastic processes. He studied at Yale University for his bachelor's degree and earned his PhD from Columbia University in 1965 under Simeon Berman. After serving in the US Army, he briefly taught at Virginia Tech before becoming an associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1969, where he remained for his career. He mentored three doctoral students, including Bruce Cooil.
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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Place of Birth: Euclid
Educated At: Columbia University
Occupation: mathematical statistician
Employers: The Wharton School
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 4, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 4, 2025 |
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| Sun | 11 Virgo 9 | 12 Virgo 22 | 14 Sagittarius 35 |
| Moon | 3 Gemini 36 | 2 Aquarius 58 | 20 Scorpio 57 |
| Mercury | 11 Virgo 48 | 4 Virgo 3 | 5 Capricorn 0 |
| Venus | 10 Virgo 12 | 11 Leo 58 | 7 Capricorn 25 |
| Mars | 21 Libra 35 | 18 Libra 18 | 28 Sagittarius 8 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 34 | 18 Cancer 32 | 22 Leo 23 |
| Saturn | 17 Capricorn 10 | 29 Pisces 38 | 21 Capricorn 18 |
| Uranus | 18 Aries 43 | 1 Gemini 29 | 15 Aries 33 |
| Neptune | 5 Virgo 45 | 1 Aries 15 | 7 Virgo 59 |
| Pluto | 21 Cancer 41 | 1 Aquarius 42 | 21 Cancer 46 |
| Rahu | 6 Aries 32 | 18 Pisces 26 | 1 Aries 34 |
| Ketu | 6 Libra 32 | 18 Virgo 26 | 1 Libra 34 |
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