Philippe Desan is a prominent scholar specializing in French Renaissance literature and culture, serving as the Howard L. Willett Professor at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD from the University of California Davis in 1984 and has contributed significantly to Montaigne studies. Desan has held key roles at the University, including Master of the Humanities Collegiate Division and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. He has received multiple prestigious awards, such as the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Prix de l'Académie Française.
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Meaning of the name - Philippe
lover of horses
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Philippe Desan belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Educated At: University of California, Davis
Occupation: literary critic | university teacher
Employers: University of Chicago
Awards Received: Roland de Jouvenel Prize | Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises | Pierre-Georges Castex Prize | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Knight of the National Order of Merit
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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 May 16, 1953
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 25 Taurus 30 | 26 Taurus 4 | 4 Leo 20 |
| Moon | 9 Cancer 38 | 10 Capricorn 50 | 20 Aquarius 38 |
| Mercury | 16 Taurus 15 | 11 Taurus 4 | 0 Leo 32 |
| Venus | 17 Aries 38 | 11 Aries 13 | 21 Gemini 48 |
| Mars | 10 Gemini 43 | 13 Leo 9 | 28 Cancer 38 |
| Jupiter | 1 Gemini 29 | 24 Gemini 38 | 17 Gemini 29 |
| Saturn | 22 Libra 16 | 29 Pisces 13 | 22 Libra 0 |
| Uranus | 15 Cancer 44 | 27 Taurus 14 | 19 Cancer 47 |
| Neptune | 21 Libra 39 | 1 Aries 32 | 21 Libra 16 |
| Pluto | 20 Leo 50 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 22 Leo 19 |
| Rahu | 6 Aquarius 53 | 24 Pisces 18 | 3 Aquarius 4 |
| Ketu | 6 Leo 53 | 24 Virgo 18 | 3 Leo 4 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Philippe Desan's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Saturn
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Mercury
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Saturn sextile Jupiter
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 17 November, 2025
