Jan Kowalewski
Deceased Person
1892 – 1965
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Who was Jan Kowalewski?
Lt. Col. Jan Kowalewski was a Polish cryptologist, intelligence officer, engineer, journalist, military commander, and creator and first head of the Polish Cipher Bureau. He recruited a large staff of cryptologists who broke Soviet military codes and ciphers during the Polish-Soviet War, enabling Poland to weather the war and achieve victory in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw.
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- Born
- Oct 23, 1892
Łódź - Also known as
- Ковалевский, Ян
- Education
- University of Liège
- Died
- Oct 31, 1965
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on July 23, 2013
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