Joaquim Laginha Serafim (1921-1994) was a prominent Portuguese civil engineer involved in significant infrastructure projects in Portugal and beyond. He graduated from the Instituto Superior Técnico in 1944 and held various engineering roles, including Chief of the Dam Section at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering. He founded multiple engineering firms and contributed to numerous dam projects across countries such as Spain, Angola, and Brazil. Serafim also served as a professor, and was honored with several awards for his contributions to civil engineering, reflecting his legacy in the field.
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Meaning of the name - Joaquim
God will establish
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Joaquim Laginha Serafim belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Loulé
Place of Death: Lisboa
Educated At: Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
Occupation: engineer
Employers: Direcção Geral dos Recursos Hidráulicos | Hidroeléctrica do Zêzere | Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil | COBA | CONSULPRESA | ERN
Awards Received: Prémio Dr. Brito Camacho | Prémio Mira Fernandes | Prémio para estrangeiros do Institute of Civil Engineering de Londres | Medalhas de Aldeadavilla | Almendra | El Atazar | Comandante da Ordem de Mérito Civil de Espanha | Oficial da Ordem Santiago de Espada de Portugal | Doutor honoris causa pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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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 January 21, 1921
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 21, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 21, 2026 |
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| Sun | 1 Aquarius 8 | 1 Aquarius 40 | 15 Taurus 36 |
| Moon | 29 Gemini 13 | 5 Pisces 33 | 0 Taurus 51 |
| Mercury | 4 Aquarius 25 | 1 Aquarius 42 | 11 Taurus 8 |
| Venus | 16 Pisces 53 | 5 Aquarius 15 | 24 Aries 56 |
| Mars | 12 Pisces 42 | 28 Capricorn 41 | 0 Gemini 26 |
| Jupiter | 18 Virgo 7 | 18 Cancer 36 | 8 Virgo 40 |
| Saturn | 25 Virgo 15 | 27 Pisces 35 | 18 Virgo 52 |
| Uranus | 3 Pisces 44 | 27 Taurus 32 | 9 Pisces 1 |
| Neptune | 12 Leo 40 | 29 Pisces 52 | 11 Leo 0 |
| Pluto | 7 Cancer 23 | 3 Aquarius 22 | 7 Cancer 11 |
| Rahu | 1 Scorpio 54 | 11 Pisces 4 | 26 Libra 20 |
| Ketu | 1 Taurus 54 | 11 Virgo 4 | 26 Aries 20 |
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