Peter Twinn

Peter Frank George Twinn
Born
Peter Frank George Twinn

(1916-01-09)9 January 1916
Streatham, South London
Died29 October 2004(2004-10-29) (aged 88)
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipBritish
Education
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford
Occupations
Employer

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]

  1. ^ Dan van der Vat, "Obituary: Peter Twinn", The Guardian, 20 November 2004
  2. ^ Batey 2009
  3. ^ Batey 2009, p. xi