James Tice Ellis (1956–2001) was an American computer scientist best known for co-creating Usenet with Tom Truscott. Born in Nashville and raised in Orlando, he graduated from Duke University before working at the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina. Ellis later became an Internet security consultant and served as Manager of Technical Development at CERT. He coined the term Usenet and was awarded the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 along with Truscott, recognizing his significant contributions to the development of online communication.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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James Tice Ellis belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Nashville
Cause of Death: lymphoma
Educated At: Duke University
Occupation: engineer | computer scientist
Employers: Microelectronics Center of North Carolina | Sun Microsystems | CERT
Awards Received: EFF Pioneer Award
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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 6, 1956
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 6, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 6, 2025 |
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| Sun | 16 Taurus 7 | 16 Taurus 25 | 22 Cancer 11 |
| Moon | 27 Pisces 3 | 10 Virgo 57 | 20 Libra 26 |
| Mercury | 6 Gemini 19 | 23 Aries 51 | 16 Cancer 5 |
| Venus | 29 Gemini 2 | 3 Aries 42 | 22 Gemini 30 |
| Mars | 13 Aquarius 41 | 8 Leo 16 | 19 Pisces 2 |
| Jupiter | 21 Leo 51 | 22 Gemini 32 | 1 Virgo 8 |
| Saturn | 1 Sagittarius 2 | 28 Pisces 19 | 26 Scorpio 51 |
| Uranus | 28 Cancer 40 | 26 Taurus 40 | 1 Leo 58 |
| Neptune | 28 Libra 34 | 1 Aries 16 | 27 Libra 39 |
| Pluto | 26 Leo 5 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 27 Leo 7 |
| Rahu | 9 Sagittarius 22 | 24 Pisces 50 | 5 Sagittarius 43 |
| Ketu | 9 Gemini 22 | 24 Virgo 50 | 5 Gemini 43 |
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