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Dilly Knox

British cryptographer (1884-1943)

  • Fame51.3
  • Momentum8.9
  • Wikipedia3.2K
Lived 1884–1943, aged 59United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomAcademicsAcademic
  • Wikipedia
    12 languages
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  • Era
    1884–1943
    Aged 59
  • Awards
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    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

Alfred Dillwyn "Dilly" Knox, CMG was an English classics scholar and papyrologist at King's College, Cambridge and a codebreaker. As a member of the Room 40 codebreaking unit he helped decrypt the Zimmermann Telegram which brought the USA into the First World War. He then joined the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS).

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Momentum8.9
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness55.0
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