Computer scientist
Frances Allen
Compiler optimisation, and the first woman to win the Turing Award.
Frances Elizabeth Allen was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Allen was the first woman to become an IBM Fellow, and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award. Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, program optimization, and parallelization. She worked for IBM from 1957 to 2002 and subsequently was a Fellow Emerita.
- Born
- 1932-08-04, Peru, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2020-08-04, Schenectady, USAA Tuesday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-08-04, Peru, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 12°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 10°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 1°52′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 29°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 0°36′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 23°22′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 22°15′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2020-08-04, Schenectady, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 12°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 24°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 27°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 19°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 19°43′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 27°34′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 10°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 20°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 23°16′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Frances Allen was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.