Martin J. Buerger was an American crystallographer and professor of Mineralogy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He invented the precession camera for X-ray crystallography experiments. An accomplished author, he wrote a dozen books and monographs, as well as over two hundred articles. He was awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal by the Geological Society of America in 1951. The mineral buergerite is named after him, and the American Crystallographic Association established the 'M.J. Buerger Prize' in his honor.
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Meaning of the name - Martin
warlike, dedicated to Mars (Roman god of war)
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Martin Julian Buerger belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Detroit
Place of Death: Lincoln
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: crystallographer | mineralogist | university teacher | professor
Employers: University of Connecticut | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Roebling Medal | Arthur L. Day Medal
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 8, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 8, 2026 |
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| Sun | 17 Aries 42 | 18 Aries 53 | 15 Leo 55 |
| Moon | 5 Virgo 59 | 2 Capricorn 33 | 0 Pisces 56 |
| Mercury | 13 Aries 0 | 21 Pisces 39 | 29 Leo 59 |
| Venus | 18 Taurus 31 | 11 Taurus 9 | 26 Virgo 19 |
| Mars | 3 Libra 27 | 29 Pisces 9 | 1 Scorpio 47 |
| Jupiter | 10 Pisces 45 | 16 Cancer 23 | 21 Pisces 48 |
| Saturn | 8 Aquarius 23 | 6 Aries 24 | 5 Aquarius 45 |
| Uranus | 25 Sagittarius 33 | 29 Taurus 7 | 21 Sagittarius 47 |
| Neptune | 1 Cancer 7 | 2 Aries 29 | 4 Cancer 58 |
| Pluto | 17 Gemini 56 | 5 Aquarius 19 | 20 Gemini 24 |
| Rahu | 15 Libra 59 | 6 Pisces 59 | 9 Libra 28 |
| Ketu | 15 Aries 59 | 6 Virgo 59 | 9 Aries 28 |
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