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Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander.
British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer (1909–1974)
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About Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, known as Hugh Alexander and C. H. O'D. Alexander, was an Irish-born British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, and was later the head of the cryptanalysis division at GCHQ for 25 years. He was twice British chess champion and earned the title of International Master.
Everything about Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander →- Occupation
- mathematician, chess player, cryptographer, journalist
- Citizenship
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 19, 1909
- Died
- February 15, 1974