Henryk Zygalski

Henryk Zygalski
Henryk Zygalski about 1930
Born(1908-07-15)15 July 1908
Died30 August 1978(1978-08-30) (aged 70)
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)Mathematician, cryptologist
Known forSolving Enigma-machine ciphers
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross (2000)
IEEE Milestone Award (2014)

Henryk Zygalski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈxɛnrɨk zɨˈɡalski] ; 15 July 1908 – 30 August 1978) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma-machine ciphers before and during World War II.