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Sir Francis Harry Hinsley, OBE, FBA (26 November 1918 – 16 February 1998) was an English intelligence officer and historian. He worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War and wrote widely on the history of international relations and British Intelligence during the Second World War.
A tribute to the Cambridge historian and codebreaker who played a key role in the Second World War and the Cold War. Learn about his life, achievements, teaching style and legacy at St John's College.
31 de jan. de 2017 · Hinsley’s powers as an interpreter of decrypts was unrivalled and was based on an ability to sense that something unusual was afoot from the tiniest clues. He was not always believed, particularly in early days.
Sir Harry Hinsley, who died in Cambridge on 16 February 1998, was a cryptanalyst, an historian, and an effective university administrator. He was recruited to Bletchley Park in 1939 as a cryptanalyst and remained there for the duration of the war.
24 de fev. de 1998 · Sir Francis Harry Hinsley, a British historian and authority on wartime intelligence and naval warfare, died on Feb. 16 in Cambridge, England. He was 79 and had been...
SIR HARRY HINSLEY, who died in Cambridge on 16 February 1998, was a cryptanalyst, an historian, and an effective university administrator. He was recruited to Bletchley Park in 1939 as a cryptanalyst and remained there for the duration of the war. Following his wartime service, Hinsley returned to St John’s College, Cambridge, where he had ...
Sir Francis "Harry" Hinsley, Bletchley Park codebreaker, historian and former St John’s Master, has been formally recognised by English Heritage with a prestigious Blue Plaque on his childhood home in Walsall, near Birmingham. The son of a miner, Hinsley won a scholarship to study at St John’s College in 1937.
