# Laurance Safford

> Captain, U.S.N. Laurance Frye Safford was a U.S. Navy cryptologist. He established the Naval cryptologic organization after World War I, and headed the effort more or less constantly until shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His identification with the Naval effort was so close that he was the Friedman of the Navy.

*American cryptographer (1893–1973)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1893-10-22
- **Died:** 1973-05-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
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## Sources
- [Лоренс Сеффорд](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%84%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [لورانس سافورد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [Laurance Safford](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurance_Safford)
- [Laurance Safford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurance_Safford)
- [Laurance Safford](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurance_Safford)
- [Laurance F. Safford](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurance_F._Safford)
- [Laurance Safford](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurance_Safford)
- [Саффорд, Лоренс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%2C_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q969429)

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