Peter Twinn
British mathematician and entomologist (1916–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Frank George Twinn CBE (9 January 1916 – 29 October 2004[1]) was a British mathematician, Second World War codebreaker and entomologist. The first professional mathematician to be recruited to GC&CS.[2] Head of ISK from 1943, the unit responsible for decrypting over 100,000 Abwehr communications.[3]
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Born | Peter Frank George Twinn (1916-01-09)9 January 1916 Streatham, South London |
Died | 29 October 2004(2004-10-29) (aged 88) |
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | British |
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Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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