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Auguste Kerckhoffs

Born	(1835-01-19)19 January 1835 Nuth, Netherlands
Died	9 August 1903(1903-08-09) (aged 68)
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	University of Liège
Known for	Kerckhoffs's principle
Scientific career
Fields	Cryptography, linguistics
Institutions	HEC Paris

Auguste Kerckhoffs (19 January 1835 – 9 August 1903) was a Dutch linguist and cryptographer in the late 19th century.