Peter Twinn
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) was an English mathematician, Second World War codebreaker and entomologist. He was the first mathematician to be recruited to the Government Code and Cypher School, Head of Intelligence Service Knox (ISK) from 1943, the unit responsible for decrypting over 100,000 Abwehr communications.