Alastair Denniston
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Alastair Denniston was a British naval intelligence officer and pioneering cryptanalyst who played a key leadership role in the development of codebreaking operations that led to Bletchley Park during both World Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military officer
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cryptanalyst ⓘ human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-12-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-01-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Admiralty
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Government Code and Cypher School NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Denniston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cryptanalysis
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military intelligence ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| fullName | Alastair Guthrie Denniston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alastair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Robin Denniston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading British codebreaking at Bletchley Park in early World War II
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leading British naval codebreaking in World War I ⓘ recruitment of academic cryptanalysts to GC&CS ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of British codebreaking in World War I
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development of British codebreaking in World War II ⓘ establishment of Bletchley Park as a codebreaking centre ⓘ |
| occupation |
cryptanalyst
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naval intelligence officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Greenock
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Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Milford-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of British codebreaking operations at Bletchley Park
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head of Room 40 ⓘ operational head of Government Code and Cypher School ⓘ |
| residence |
Bletchley
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Milford-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrRank | Commander ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Mary Gilliat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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