Alastair Denniston
British cryptographer and Royal Navy Commander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Commander Alexander "Alastair" Guthrie Denniston CB CMG CBE RNVR (1 December 1881 – 1 January 1961) was a Scottish codebreaker in Room 40, deputy head of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and hockey player.[1][2] Denniston was appointed operational head of GC&CS in 1919 and remained so until February 1942.[3][4]
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Alastair Denniston | |
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Born | Alexander Guthrie Denniston (1881-12-01)1 December 1881 |
Died | 1 January 1961(1961-01-01) (aged 79) |
Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Paris |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cryptologist |
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