Karen Spärck Jones was a prominent British computer scientist and a member of the British Academy. She was known for her significant contributions to the field of information retrieval and played a pivotal role in advancing the understanding of natural language processing. Born on August 26, 1935, she had a distinguished career that spanned several decades until her passing on April 4, 2007. Her work continues to influence the development of search algorithms and how machines understand human language.
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Meaning of the name - Karen
pure, clean
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Karen Spärck Jones belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Huddersfield
Place of Death: Willingham
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: Girton College | University of Cambridge
Occupation: artificial intelligence researcher | university teacher | computer scientist
Spouses: Roger Michael Needham
Employers: Newnham College | Wolfson College
Awards Received: ACM - AAAI Allen Newell Award | Fellow of the British Academy | AAAI Fellow | Gerard Salton Award | Lovelace Medal | Athena Lecturer
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Ephemeris for August 26, 1935
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 26, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 26, 2024 |
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| Sun | 2 Virgo 16 | 3 Virgo 42 | 0 Sagittarius 13 |
| Moon | 3 Leo 54 | 4 Gemini 28 | 29 Libra 42 |
| Mercury | 17 Virgo 16 | 21 Leo 48 | 20 Scorpio 46 |
| Venus | 21 Virgo 23 | 26 Virgo 13 | 13 Libra 37 |
| Mars | 16 Scorpio 15 | 24 Gemini 14 | 19 Capricorn 24 |
| Jupiter | 16 Scorpio 10 | 18 Gemini 20 | 3 Sagittarius 0 |
| Saturn | 7 Pisces 20 | 16 Pisces 54 | 3 Pisces 51 |
| Uranus | 5 Taurus 26 | 27 Taurus 16 | 2 Taurus 28 |
| Neptune | 13 Virgo 51 | 29 Pisces 11 | 16 Virgo 34 |
| Pluto | 26 Cancer 36 | 0 Aquarius 6 | 27 Cancer 16 |
| Rahu | 19 Capricorn 40 | 8 Aries 14 | 14 Capricorn 57 |
| Ketu | 19 Cancer 40 | 8 Libra 14 | 14 Cancer 57 |
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