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Birth Name:

Ursula Franklin

Female

Birth Date:

Fri, Sep 16, 1921

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Age:

103

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Astrology Data:

Sun

23°

Vir

1'

About Ursula Franklin

Ursula Martius Franklin CC OOnt FRSC (16 September 1921 – 22 July 2016) was a German-Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator who taught at the University of Toronto for more than 40 years. She was the author of The Real World of Technology, which is based on her 1989 Massey Lectures; The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacifism as a Map, a collection of her papers, interviews, and talks; and Ursula Franklin Speaks: Thoughts and Afterthoughts, containing 22 of her speeches and five interviews between 1986 and 2012. Franklin was a practising Quaker and actively worked on behalf of pacifist and feminist causes. She wrote and spoke extensively about the futility of war and the connection between peace and social justice. Franklin received numerous honours and awards, including the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case for promoting the equality of girls and women in Canada and the Pearson Medal of Peace for her work in advancing human rights. In 2012, she was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. A Toronto high school, Ursula Franklin Academy, has been named in her honour.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Ursula Martius Franklin archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services

• Pearson Medal of Peace – Dr. Ursula M. Franklin

• The Real World of Technology

• The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacifism as a Map

• Ursula Franklin Speaks: Thoughts and Afterthoughts

• science.ca: Ursula Franklin profile

• Order of Canada citation

• Amazing Structure: A Conversation With Ursula Franklin

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Ursula Franklin: Sun 23 Virgo, Moon 13 Pisces, Mercury 11 Libra, Venus 18 Leo, Mars 28 Leo, Jupiter 27 Virgo, Saturn 27 Virgo, Uranus 7 Pisces, Neptune 14 Leo, Pluto 9 Cancer, Sun Conjunct Jupiter, Mercury Square Pluto, Mercury Sextile Neptune, Sun Conjunct Saturn, Mercury Semi Square Mars, Venus Conjunct Neptune, Mars Semi Sextile Jupiter, Mars Semi Sextile Saturn, Jupiter Conjunct Saturn, Jupiter Semi Square Neptune, Saturn Semi Square Neptune, Uranus Trine Pluto

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