Jens Risom was a Danish-American furniture designer born on May 8, 1916, in Copenhagen and passed away on December 9, 2016, in New Canaan, Connecticut. He was a prominent figure in mid-20th century modern design and is recognized for being one of the first designers to popularize Scandinavian design in the United States.
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Time Zone - Europe/Copenhagen (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Jens
God is gracious, God's grace
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Jens Risom belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Copenhagen
Place of Death: New Canaan
Cause of Death: disease
Educated At: Danish Design School
Occupation: furniture designer
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 May 8, 1916
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 8, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 8, 2026 |
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| Sun | 17 Taurus 30 | 17 Taurus 52 | 2 Virgo 51 |
| Moon | 26 Cancer 31 | 1 Aquarius 37 | 7 Leo 47 |
| Mercury | 8 Gemini 27 | 10 Taurus 42 | 26 Virgo 13 |
| Venus | 2 Cancer 12 | 17 Gemini 18 | 18 Cancer 13 |
| Mars | 21 Leo 10 | 22 Aries 4 | 21 Libra 17 |
| Jupiter | 20 Aries 2 | 20 Cancer 1 | 5 Taurus 7 |
| Saturn | 13 Cancer 7 | 9 Aries 51 | 26 Cancer 19 |
| Uranus | 19 Aquarius 32 | 0 Gemini 42 | 17 Aquarius 3 |
| Neptune | 0 Leo 5 | 3 Aries 29 | 3 Leo 32 |
| Pluto | 1 Cancer 45 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 4 Cancer 7 |
| Rahu | 2 Aquarius 56 | 5 Pisces 25 | 27 Capricorn 7 |
| Ketu | 2 Leo 56 | 5 Virgo 25 | 27 Cancer 7 |
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