William Montgomery (cryptologist)
William Montgomery (* 1871 , † after 1918 ) was Reverend ( minister ) of the Presbyterian Church and British Codebreaker ( "code breaker") that in the First World War in the legendary Room 40 of the British Admiralty worked.
Together with Nigel de Gray and "Dilly" Knox , he succeeded in deciphering the Zimmermann dispatch there in 1917 . This contributed significantly to the entry of the United States into the war and thus to the defeat of Germany .
William Montgomery dealt theologically with the writings of St. Augustine and translated theological literature from German into English . He is particularly well-known for his faithful translation of Albert Schweitzer's story of the research into the life of Jesus , which he published in 1914.
literature
- Joachim von zur Gathen: Zimmermann Telegram: The Original Draft . Cryptologia , 31: 1, pp. 2-37, 2007. doi: 10.1080 / 01611190600921165 PDF; 2.7 MB
Web links
- William Montgomery at LibriVox (English). Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- The Quest of the Historical Jesus by Albert Schweitzer translated by William Montgomery (PDF; 11 MB, English). Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montgomery, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British clergyman and cryptanalyst |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1871 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1918 |