Jerzy Różycki
Jerzy Witold Różycki (pronounced [ˈjɛʒɨ ruˈʒɨt͡ski] ⓘ; 24 July 1909 – 9 January 1942) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma-machine ciphers before and during World War II.
Jerzy Różycki | |
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Jerzy Różycki ca. 1928, some 4 years before joining the Cipher Bureau | |
| Born | 24 July 1909 Olszana, Russian Empire (now Vilshana, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 9 January 1942 (aged 32) Mediterranean Sea |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, cryptologist |
| Known for | Solving the Enigma-machine cipher |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross (2000) IEEE Milestone Award (2014) |
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