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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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 26, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 26, 2025 |
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| Sun | 2 Virgo 16 | 3 Virgo 28 | 1 Sagittarius 14 |
| Moon | 3 Leo 54 | 10 Libra 41 | 12 Scorpio 4 |
| Mercury | 17 Virgo 16 | 17 Leo 18 | 22 Scorpio 21 |
| Venus | 21 Virgo 23 | 0 Leo 55 | 14 Libra 40 |
| Mars | 16 Scorpio 15 | 12 Libra 20 | 20 Capricorn 10 |
| Jupiter | 16 Scorpio 10 | 16 Cancer 52 | 3 Sagittarius 13 |
| Saturn | 7 Pisces 20 | 0 Aries 16 | 3 Pisces 53 |
| Uranus | 5 Taurus 26 | 1 Gemini 26 | 2 Taurus 26 |
| Neptune | 13 Virgo 51 | 1 Aries 29 | 16 Virgo 35 |
| Pluto | 26 Cancer 36 | 1 Aquarius 52 | 27 Cancer 15 |
| Rahu | 19 Capricorn 40 | 18 Pisces 55 | 14 Capricorn 54 |
| Ketu | 19 Cancer 40 | 18 Virgo 55 | 14 Cancer 54 |
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