Figl, Andreas, 1873-1967
Person
biographical statement
The name Andreas Figl resounds in the history of cryptology. He founded Austrian cryptanalysis in the years before World War I and led it to great successes during that conflict. He wrote a standard work on cryptography that was published in 1926, a study of cryptanalysis that the Austrian government kept from being published, and a memoir of his WorldWar I work. During World War II, he was drafted into doing cryptanalysis for Nazi Germany but served only 18 months in Berlin before being released. He died in Salzburg in 1967 at 95.
Citation:
Book review written by David Kahn for Cryptologia (April 2007, Vol 31, no. 2, pp. 188-191) on Otto Horak's book Andreas Figl: Leben und Werk, 1873-1967.Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Austro-Hungarian and German diplomatic correspondence, 1914-1951
Collection
Identifier: 1983-009
Scope and Contents
Contains "Denkschrift ueber die funkueberwachung ihre auswertung", by Andreas Figl. The second section is coded Austro-Hungarian correspondence between the Austro-Hungarian Foreign minister and his ambassadors to Germany, United Kingdom, and Russia, as well as "Otto". The third section includes coded and clear correspondence from a "Dr. Eiswalt"; The German Chancellor; the German foreign minister; a minister in Belgrade; the German ambassador to London; "Quadt", "Waldburg", "Wedel",...
Dates:
1914 - 1951