René Courant was a French historian of railways, born on May 20, 1927, in Valencia, and passed away on June 11, 2000, in Dijon. In the 1950s, he served as a correspondent for the newspaper Le Dauphiné libéré in Saint-Marcellin (France) and published numerous studies on the topic of railways. He was the father of filmmaker Gérard Courant, known for inventing the Cinématon, a film format that captures the essence of single-shot cinema.
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Meaning of the name - Rene
reborn, again
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René Courant belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Valence
Place of Death: Dijon
Occupation: journalist | correspondent | historian
Children: Gérard Courant
Employers: Le Dauphiné Libéré
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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 20, 1927
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 20, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 20, 2026 |
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| Sun | 28 Taurus 26 | 29 Taurus 27 | 3 Virgo 10 |
| Moon | 11 Capricorn 15 | 20 Cancer 30 | 5 Virgo 5 |
| Mercury | 28 Taurus 49 | 6 Gemini 34 | 27 Leo 1 |
| Venus | 9 Cancer 16 | 1 Cancer 41 | 24 Virgo 2 |
| Mars | 19 Cancer 45 | 1 Taurus 8 | 20 Virgo 55 |
| Jupiter | 27 Pisces 19 | 21 Cancer 59 | 1 Aries 38 |
| Saturn | 5 Sagittarius 18 | 11 Aries 5 | 1 Sagittarius 50 |
| Uranus | 2 Aries 26 | 1 Gemini 24 | 2 Aries 31 |
| Neptune | 24 Leo 15 | 3 Aries 48 | 26 Leo 58 |
| Pluto | 14 Cancer 19 | 5 Aquarius 27 | 16 Cancer 38 |
| Rahu | 29 Gemini 35 | 4 Pisces 46 | 24 Gemini 20 |
| Ketu | 29 Sagittarius 35 | 4 Virgo 46 | 24 Sagittarius 20 |
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