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American mathematician (1891–1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lester S. Hill (1891–1961) was an American mathematician and educator who was interested in applications of mathematics to communications. He received a bachelor's degree (1911) and a master's degree (1913) from Columbia College and a Ph.D. from Yale University (1926). He taught at the University of Montana, Princeton University, the University of Maine, Yale University, and Hunter College. Among his notable contributions was the Hill cipher. He also developed methods for detecting errors in telegraphed code numbers and wrote two books.
Dr. Lester S. Hill | |
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Born | Lester Sanders Hil[1] January 18, 1891 |
Died | January 9, 1961 69)[2][3] | (aged
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | mathematician and cryptographer |
Known for | the Hill cipher (1929) |
Notable work | Cryptography in an Algebraic Alphabet (1929)[4] |
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