# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herbert-yardley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:57:02.555Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herbert-yardley"
name: "Herbert Yardley"
slug: "herbert-yardley"
description: "Herbert Osborn Yardley was an American cryptologist. He founded and led the cryptographic organization the Black Chamber. Under Yardley, the cryptanalysts of The American Black Chamber broke Japanese diplomatic codes and were able to furnish American negotiators with significant information during the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922."
tagline: "American cryptographer (1889–1958)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1889-04-13"
deathDate: "1958-08-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump