Max Birkenmaier was a Swiss civil engineer born on November 17, 1915, in Zurich. He completed his apprenticeship as a carpenter and studied civil engineering at ETH Zurich from 1936 to 1940. He worked in foundation engineering and developed precast concrete elements with his colleagues. Birkenmaier created the BBR post-tensioning system and served as director of the company he founded. He held leadership roles in professional engineering organizations and received several accolades, including an honorary doctorate from ETH Zurich and the Freyssinet Medal.
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Meaning of the name - Max
Greatest, greatest one
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Max Birkenmaier belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Zürich
Place of Death: 2002-02-25
Educated At: ETH Zürich
Occupation: civil engineer
Employers: Stahlton AG
Awards Received: honorary doctor of ETH Zürich
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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 November 17, 1915
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 17, 2025 |
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| Sun | 24 Scorpio 16 | 25 Scorpio 36 | 15 Pisces 48 |
| Moon | 9 Aries 3 | 27 Libra 34 | 17 Aries 59 |
| Mercury | 8 Scorpio 44 | 1 Sagittarius 50 | 19 Aquarius 9 |
| Venus | 11 Sagittarius 11 | 13 Scorpio 30 | 26 Aries 16 |
| Mars | 19 Leo 48 | 9 Sagittarius 31 | 11 Leo 44 |
| Jupiter | 18 Pisces 19 | 25 Cancer 6 | 5 Aries 5 |
| Saturn | 16 Cancer 57 | 25 Pisces 9 | 10 Cancer 20 |
| Uranus | 11 Aquarius 59 | 29 Taurus 37 | 17 Aquarius 19 |
| Neptune | 2 Leo 38 | 29 Pisces 30 | 0 Leo 12 |
| Pluto | 2 Cancer 58 | 1 Aquarius 38 | 1 Cancer 15 |
| Rahu | 12 Aquarius 5 | 14 Pisces 30 | 6 Aquarius 15 |
| Ketu | 12 Leo 5 | 14 Virgo 30 | 6 Leo 15 |
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