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Peter Frank George Twinn | |
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| Born | Peter Frank George Twinn 9 January 1916 Streatham, South London |
| Died | 29 October 2004 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
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| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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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]
- ^ Dan van der Vat, "Obituary: Peter Twinn", The Guardian, 20 November 2004
- ^ Batey 2009
- ^ Batey 2009, p. xi