Philip Hershkovitz (October 12, 1909 - February 15, 1997) was an American mammalogist born in Pittsburgh. He studied at the universities of Pittsburgh and Michigan and spent time in South America collecting mammals. In 1947, he became a curator at the Chicago Natural History Museum, where he worked until his death. He published extensively on Neotropical mammals, particularly primates and rodents, and described around 70 new species and subspecies of mammals, many of which are named after him.
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Meaning of the name - Philip
lover of horses
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Place of Birth: Pittsburgh
Place of Death: Chicago
Educated At: Schenley High School | University of Pittsburgh | University of Michigan
Occupation: zoologist | naturalist
Employers: Chicago Natural History Museum
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 12, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 12, 2025 |
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| Sun | 18 Libra 43 | 19 Libra 37 | 16 Aquarius 2 |
| Moon | 0 Libra 59 | 5 Cancer 58 | 21 Sagittarius 56 |
| Mercury | 18 Libra 36 | 8 Scorpio 50 | 26 Capricorn 41 |
| Venus | 0 Sagittarius 22 | 28 Virgo 32 | 26 Aquarius 58 |
| Mars | 26 Pisces 22 | 13 Scorpio 55 | 7 Taurus 55 |
| Jupiter | 29 Virgo 59 | 23 Cancer 44 | 14 Libra 14 |
| Saturn | 20 Aries 26 | 26 Pisces 48 | 18 Aries 54 |
| Uranus | 17 Capricorn 11 | 0 Gemini 56 | 22 Capricorn 33 |
| Neptune | 19 Cancer 19 | 0 Aries 13 | 17 Cancer 12 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 51 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 25 Gemini 2 |
| Rahu | 10 Gemini 1 | 16 Pisces 25 | 3 Gemini 52 |
| Ketu | 10 Sagittarius 1 | 16 Virgo 25 | 3 Sagittarius 52 |
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