About Keith Batey
Lived 1921 – 2010 (aged 89). Keith Batey was a British cryptanalyst, mathematician and diplomat.
Keith Batey (4 July 1919 – 28 August 2010 ) was a codebreaker who, with his wife, Mavis Batey (5 May 1921 – 12 November 2013 ), worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during World War II.
Bletchley Park years Batey was recruited by Welchman in 1940 and worked in Hut Six, which was responsible for breaking the German Army and Air Force Enigma ciphers.
The Bateys demonstrated how the Abwehr Enigma machine worked during a visit by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to Bletchley Park in 2008.
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Who was Keith Batey?
British cryptographer (1921-2010)
When was Keith Batey born?
Keith Batey was born on 5 May 1921 in Cumberland.
When did Keith Batey die?
Keith Batey died on 28 August 2010 in Oxfordshire.
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Keith Batey was a cryptanalyst, mathematician and diplomat.
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Keith Batey was British.
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