Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten (née Brown) was a British home economist, food writer, and broadcaster, born on November 4, 1915, and passed away on June 4, 2015. She became one of the earliest celebrity chefs during World War II with her BBC Radio program, where she provided recipes suitable for wartime rationing. After the war, she notably popularized pressure cookers and authored 170 cookbooks, with sales exceeding 17 million copies. Despite her initial reluctance, she earned fame for her contributions to cooking and food education.
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Meaning of the name - Marguerite
daisy, pearl
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Marguerite Patten belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Bath
Place of Death: Richmond
Cause of Death: disease
Educated At: Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Occupation: chef
Employers: BBC Radio
Awards Received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 4, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 4, 2025 |
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| Sun | 10 Scorpio 59 | 12 Scorpio 19 | 2 Pisces 33 |
| Moon | 2 Libra 36 | 27 Aries 18 | 13 Libra 6 |
| Mercury | 22 Libra 38 | 5 Sagittarius 4 | 7 Aquarius 25 |
| Venus | 24 Scorpio 41 | 26 Libra 56 | 10 Aries 38 |
| Mars | 14 Leo 7 | 29 Scorpio 58 | 15 Leo 20 |
| Jupiter | 18 Pisces 29 | 25 Cancer 5 | 2 Aries 2 |
| Saturn | 17 Cancer 14 | 25 Pisces 32 | 10 Cancer 38 |
| Uranus | 11 Aquarius 45 | 0 Gemini 9 | 16 Aquarius 36 |
| Neptune | 2 Leo 41 | 29 Pisces 42 | 0 Leo 28 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 8 | 1 Aquarius 28 | 1 Cancer 19 |
| Rahu | 12 Aquarius 47 | 15 Pisces 12 | 6 Aquarius 57 |
| Ketu | 12 Leo 47 | 15 Virgo 12 | 6 Leo 57 |
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