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Brinley Newton-John

Professor of German literature (1914–1992)

  • Fame47.4
  • Momentum0.7
  • Wikipedia4.4K
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Lived 1914–1992, aged 78
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  • Era
    1914–1992
    Aged 78
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Updated 2026-06-16

Brinley "Brin" Newton-John was a Welsh–Australian university administrator, professor of German literature, intelligence officer, and Wing commander during the Second World War. Newton-John took part in the top-secret project founded to decipher the German Enigma machine and arrested Rudolf Hess, who had fled from Germany. He was the father of singer Olivia Newton-John.

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