Richard Harold Wendorf is an American and British art historian and literary critic born on March 17, 1948. He served as the director of the American Museum & Gardens from January 2010 until December 2021. Wendorf has held prominent positions including the director and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum and the librarian of Harvard's Houghton Library. He is a professor of English and art history at Northwestern University and authored a notable biography on Sir Joshua Reynolds, earning the Annibel Jenkins Biography Prize. Currently, he is researching Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
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Meaning of the name - Richard
strong ruler
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Richard Wendorf belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: United States of America
Educated At: Williams College
Occupation: art historian | librarian
Employers: American Museum & Gardens | Boston Athenaeum | Harvard University | Northwestern University
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship
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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 March 17, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 17, 2025 |
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| Sun | 27 Pisces 1 | 27 Pisces 21 | 12 Gemini 2 |
| Moon | 16 Gemini 50 | 4 Scorpio 33 | 12 Aries 41 |
| Mercury | 29 Aquarius 21 | 9 Aries 11 | 4 Cancer 22 |
| Venus | 10 Taurus 41 | 5 Aries 56 | 11 Cancer 9 |
| Mars | 18 Leo 59 | 19 Cancer 37 | 6 Virgo 29 |
| Jupiter | 27 Sagittarius 35 | 13 Gemini 58 | 25 Sagittarius 31 |
| Saturn | 17 Leo 5 | 22 Pisces 40 | 18 Leo 4 |
| Uranus | 22 Gemini 15 | 24 Taurus 10 | 25 Gemini 27 |
| Neptune | 12 Libra 1 | 29 Pisces 31 | 10 Libra 18 |
| Pluto | 12 Leo 51 | 3 Aquarius 17 | 12 Leo 53 |
| Rahu | 16 Taurus 45 | 27 Pisces 29 | 12 Taurus 40 |
| Ketu | 16 Scorpio 45 | 27 Virgo 29 | 12 Scorpio 40 |
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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.Richard Wendorf's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 27 November, 2025
