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Abraham Sinkov

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Signals Intelligence Service cryptographer (1907-1998)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1907 to 1998 · aged 91
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Abraham Sinkov was a US cryptanalyst. S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service, he held several leadership positions during World War II, transitioning to the new National Security Agency after the war, where he became a deputy director. After retiring in 1962, he taught mathematics at Arizona State University.

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Abraham Sinkov was a US cryptanalyst. An early employee of the U.S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service, he held several leadership positions during World War II, transitioning to the new National Security Agency after the war, where he became a deputy director. After retiring in 1962, he taught mathematics at Arizona State University.

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Lived 1907 to 1998 · aged 91
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