About Alastair Denniston

Commander Alexander Guthrie Denniston was a Scottish codebreaker, deputy head of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and hockey player. Denniston was appointed operational head of GC&CS in 1919 and remained so until February 1942.

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Occupation: field hockey player, cryptographer, mathematician, spy
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: December 1, 1881

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Alastair Denniston

British cryptographer and Royal Navy Commander (1881-1961)

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About Alastair Denniston

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Occupation: field hockey player, cryptographer, mathematician, spy
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: December 1, 1881

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January 1, 1961

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