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Karen Spärck Jones
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Memorial Page for Karen Spärck Jones

Aug 26, 1935 – Apr 4, 2007(71 years)Died in:Cambridgeshire, England

British computer scientist

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April 4th, 2026

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Occupation(3)

computer scientistuniversity teacherartificial intelligence researcher

Awards(6)

Lovelace MedalACM-AAAI Allen Newell AwardGerard Salton AwardAAAI FellowFellow of the British AcademyAthena Lecturer

Spouse(2)

Roger Michael NeedhamRoger Needham

Education(2)

Girton CollegeUniversity of Cambridge

Karen Spärck Jones (* August 26, 1935 in Huddersfield; † April 4, 2007 in Cambridgeshire) was a british computer scientist. She was 71 years old. She was married to Roger Michael Needham. Her education included Girton College and University of Cambridge. She received 6 awards, including Lovelace Medal, ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award. Her cause of death was cancer.

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Born in Huddersfield, England

1935

Married Roger Michael Needham

1958

Gerard Salton Award

1988

AAAI Fellow

1993

Fellow of the British Academy

1995

ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award

2006

Lovelace Medal

2007

Athena Lecturer

2007

Died in Cambridgeshire, England (cancer)

2007

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  • Roger Needham

Karen Spärck Jones. Forever remembered.