Georg Aumann
Georg Aumann (11 November 1906 in
Munich,
Germany – 4 August 1980), was a German
mathematician. He was known for his work in
general topology and
regulated functions. During
World War II, he worked as part of a group of five mathematicians, recruited by
Wilhelm Fenner, and which included
Ernst Witt,
Alexander Aigner,
Oswald Teichmueller and
Johann Friedrich Schultze, and led by
Wolfgang Franz, to form the backbone of the new mathematical research department in the late 1930s, which would eventually be called: Section IVc of
Cipher Department of the High Command of the Wehrmacht (abbr. OKW/Chi). He also worked as a
cryptanalyst, on the initial breaking of the most difficult
cyphers. He also researched and developed cryptography theory.
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