Friedrich Kasiski
Major Friedrich Wilhelm Kasiski (29 November 1805–22 May 1881) was a Prussian infantry officer, cryptographer and archeologist. Kasiski was born in Schlochau, West Prussia. Kasiski enlisted in East Prussia’s 33rd Infantry Regiment on 20 March, 1823 at the age of 17. In May 1824, he was promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant, and eight [...]
Posted at 8:29 am on January 13, 2012 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Bletchley Park, Friedrich Kasiski | read on
Marian Rejewski
Marian Adam Rejewski 16 August 1905 – 13 February 1980) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who in 1932 solved the plugboard-equipped Enigma machine, the main cipher device used by Germany. The success of Rejewski and his colleagues Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski jump-started British reading of Enigma in World War II; the intelligence so [...]
Posted at 8:17 am on January 5, 2012 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Bletchley Park, Marian Rejewski | read on
