Peter Twinn
Deceased Person
1916 – 2004
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Who was Peter Twinn?
Peter Frank George Twinn was a British mathematician, World War II codebreaker and entomologist. The first professional mathematician to be recruited to GC&CS. Head of ISK from 1943, the unit responsible for decrypting over 100,000 Abwehr communications.
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- Born
- Jan 9, 1916
England - Education
- University of London
- Brasenose College, Oxford
- Died
- Oct 29, 2004
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on July 23, 2013
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