# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gordon-welchman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:13:07.474Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/gordon-welchman"
name: "Gordon Welchman"
slug: "gordon-welchman"
description: "William Gordon Welchman was an English mathematician. During World War II, he worked at Britain's secret decryption centre at Bletchley Park, where he was one of the most important contributors. In 1948, after the war, he moved to the US and later worked on the design of military communications systems."
tagline: "British cryptoanalyst (1906–1985)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1906-06-15"
deathDate: "1985-10-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump