Joan Clarke

Joan Clarke MBE
Clarke, c. 1940s
Born	Joan Elisabeth Lowther Clarke (1917-06-24)24 June 1917 West Norwood, London, England, UK
Died	4 September 1996(1996-09-04) (aged 79) Headington, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Nationality	British
Other names	Joan Clarke Murray (1952–1996)
Alma mater	Newnham College, Cambridge
Occupation	Cryptanalyst
Known for	Codebreaking at Bletchley Park in World War II Numismatism
Spouse	John Murray ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1986)​
Partner	Alan Turing (engaged in 1941 but did not marry)
Awards	British Numismatic Society Sanford Saltus Gold Medal (1986)

Joan Elisabeth Lowther Murray, MBE (née Clarke; 24 June 1917 – 4 September 1996) was an English cryptanalyst and numismatist who worked as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. Although she did not personally seek the spotlight, her role in the Enigma project that decrypted the German secret communications earned her awards and citations, such as appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), in 1946.^[1][2]