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Joan Clarke
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English cryptanalyst
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Joan Elisabeth Lowther Clarke was a British cryptanalyst, mathematician, computer scientist, and numismatist. Born in West Norwood in 1917, she was educated at Newnham College and Dulwich College. She worked at Bletchley Park under the employment of the Government Communications Headquarters and was a student of Gordon Welchman. Her professional focus included cryptography, and she was part of the women in Bletchley Park.
Clarke was a member of the Order of the British Empire and held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was an English person who spoke English. As an author, she wrote works such as *Motherhood principles and labour pains*, *The happy planet*, *Entrée 3*, *Artists/Hawaii*, and *Face of the Father*. She died in Headington on September 4, 1996, and was buried at Chichester Cathedral.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Motherhood principles and labour pains
- The happy planet
- Entrée 3
- Artists/Hawaii
- Face of the Father
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1955-01-12
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 60
- Total plays
- 164
Tags
Musically, Joan Clarke is another product of a family background filled with musical talent and when younger she had private piano lessons, however she was largely self-taught. While taking piano lessons she was featured in the public library in 1976 Bi-centennial Celebration as an ingenious musician. Born into the age of Disco, Afros and Bellbottoms, she grew up with hopes and dreams as she journeyed through her life eagerly anticipating the future of becoming a great musician of all times. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- women in Bletchley Park
- Given name
- Elisabeth
- Family name
- Clarke
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- West Norwood
- Place of death
- Headington
- Occupation
- numismatist
- Educated at
- Dulwich College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Gordon Welchman
- Field of work
- cryptography
- Work location
- Bletchley Park
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- date of death
- 1996-09-04
- birth name
- Joan Elisabeth Lowther Clarke
- date of birth
- 1917-06-24
- place of burial
- Chichester Cathedral
- name in native language
- Joan Clarke
- ethnic group
- English people
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
Sources (4)
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