Birth Name:

Alan M. Olson

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Jan 07, 1939

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Age:

85

Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

Astrology Data:

Sun

16°

Cap

33'

About Alan M. Olson

Alan M. Olson is a Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, Emeritus, at Boston University. He received his degrees from Saint Olaf College (BA, History and Philosophy), Luther Theological Seminary (M.Div., Theology), Nashotah House, where he studied with Arthur Anton Vogel, and Boston University (Ph.D.) where he studied with Peter A. Bertocci, Erazim Kohak, Harold H. Oliver and John N. Findlay. He served as Chairman of the Religion Department at Boston University, 1980–1987, and Chairman of the Philosophy Department, ad interim, 1987-1989. During the 1970s he was Program Coordinator of the Boston University Institute for Philosophy and Religion; and was Executive Director of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy in Boston, 1998. He was a Senior Fulbright Research Fellow at University of Tübingen, Germany, in 1986, where he studied with Klaus Hartmann; and a Senior Fulbright Research Fellow and Visiting Fellow at the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Vienna, Austria, in 1995, where he worked with Krzysztof Michalski. He served on the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association, 2000–2003; and is past president of the Karl Jaspers Society of North America. He delivered the Jaspers Lectures at university college, Oxford in 1989; and was co-editor, with Helmut Wautischer, of the philosophical journal, Existenz from 2006 to 2015. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife, Janet L. Olson, Professor Emerita, College of Fine Arts, Boston University. They have two daughters, Maren Kirsten, Sonja Astrid, and one grandson, Søren.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Alan M. Olson: Sun 16 Capricorn, Moon 13 Leo, Mercury 24 Sagittarius, Venus 2 Sagittarius, Mars 16 Scorpio, Jupiter 1 Pisces, Saturn 11 Aries, Uranus 13 Taurus, Neptune 23 Virgo, Pluto 0 Leo, Sun Trine Uranus, Mercury Square Neptune, Sun Sextile Mars, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Semi Square Jupiter, Sun Square Saturn, Venus Square Jupiter, Venus Trine Pluto, Mars Opposition Uranus, Jupiter Quincunx Pluto

Categories related to Alan M. Olson: Living people, Boston University faculty, January 7 births, Philosophers from Massachusetts, Continental philosophers, Philosophers of religion, St. Olaf College alumni, Nashotah House alumni, 1939 births, Writers from Minnesota, American philosophy academics, Philosophy teachers, Philosophers from Minnesota

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