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  1. Gordon Welchman
    Gordon WelchmanBritish cryptoanalyst
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  2. Born15 June 1906 · Fishponds, Bristol, England
    Died8 October 1985 (aged 79) · Newburyport, Massachusetts, US
    Occupation(s)Mathematician, codebreaker, author
    Early life, education and career

    Gordon Welchman was born, the youngest of three children, at Fishponds in Bristol, to William Welchman (1866–1954) and Elizabeth Marshall Griffith. William was a Church of England priest who had been a missionary … See more

    Bletchley Park

    Just before World War II, Welchman was invited by Commander Alastair Denniston to join the Government Code and Cypher School in the event of war. GCCS established a centre ("Station X") for decryption … See more

    Postwar

    After the end of the war Welchman took up Hugh Alexander's old post as director of research for the John Lewis Partnership. In 1948, after the war, he moved to the United States. Welchman taught the first computer programmi… See more

    Personal life

    In 1937 Welchman married Katharine Hodgson, a professional musician. The couple had a son and two daughters.
    In 1959 Welchman divorced Katharine and married the American Cubist painter Fannie Hillsmith. … See more

     
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