Willis John Gertsch was a prominent American arachnologist born on October 4, 1906, in Montpelier, Idaho, and he passed away on December 12, 1998, in Tucson, Arizona. He described nearly 1,000 species of spiders, including notable ones like the Brown Recluse Spider. Gertsch focused extensively on various species within the Loxosceles genus and wolf spiders. His research significantly influenced spider taxonomy, and his published work, particularly 'American Spiders', became widely recognized and reissued in 1979.
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Meaning of the name - Willis
Will, desire, resolution
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Willis J. Gertsch belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Montpelier
Place of Death: Tucson
Educated At: University of Minnesota | University of Utah
Occupation: arachnologist | entomologist | zoologist
Employers: American Museum of Natural History
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 4, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 4, 2025 |
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| Sun | 10 Libra 40 | 11 Libra 51 | 10 Aquarius 49 |
| Moon | 6 Taurus 59 | 10 Pisces 22 | 6 Virgo 48 |
| Mercury | 18 Libra 31 | 27 Libra 10 | 9 Aquarius 29 |
| Venus | 26 Scorpio 12 | 18 Virgo 48 | 24 Sagittarius 20 |
| Mars | 14 Virgo 6 | 8 Scorpio 29 | 27 Scorpio 20 |
| Jupiter | 9 Cancer 48 | 22 Cancer 55 | 1 Cancer 44 |
| Saturn | 10 Pisces 2 | 27 Pisces 21 | 13 Pisces 45 |
| Uranus | 4 Capricorn 38 | 1 Gemini 8 | 10 Capricorn 24 |
| Neptune | 12 Cancer 37 | 0 Aries 26 | 10 Cancer 28 |
| Pluto | 23 Gemini 45 | 1 Aquarius 22 | 21 Gemini 57 |
| Rahu | 8 Leo 28 | 16 Pisces 50 | 2 Leo 10 |
| Ketu | 8 Aquarius 28 | 16 Virgo 50 | 2 Aquarius 10 |
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