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Auguste Kerckhoffs

Dutch linguist and cryptographer (1835–1903)
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Auguste Kerckhoffs
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 19, 1835
Date of death
August 9, 1903
Place of birth
Nuth
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
Occupation
linguist, cryptographer, mathematician
Employer
HEC Paris[11]
Field of work
cryptography, linguistics[9][10]
Educated at
University of Liège[12]
Work location
Paris[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Volapük, French, Dutch[22][23][24]
Birth name
Jean Guillaume Auguste Victor François Hubert Kerckhoffs[25]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[27]
Family name
Kerckhoffs[14]
Given name
Auguste, Jean, Guillaume, Victor, François, Hubert[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Writing language
French[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhoff en Auguste Kerckhoffs ar اوجوست كيركهوفس ar أوجوست كيركهوفس ar أوغست كيركهوف da Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhoff de Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhoff de Auguste Kerckhoff von Nieuwenhof de Auguste Kerckhoff es Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhoff fa آگوست کرشهف fa اگوست کرکهوفس fi Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhoff fr Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhoff he אוגוסטה קרקהופס it Auguste Kerckhoffs ja アウグスト・ケルクホフス ko 오귀스트 케르크호프스 nl Auguste Kerckhoffs nl Auguste Kerckhoffs von Nieuwenhof
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
000000006677048X
VIAF cluster ID
45046750
Library of Congress authority ID
n96041990
GND ID
116131489
Babelio author ID
153459
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13009899v
CTHS person ID
104063
DDB person (GND) ID
116131489
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116131489
Freebase ID
/m/01jzgc
IdRef ID
076726649
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116131489
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LibraryThing author ID
kerckhoffsauguste
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987014791922505171
National Library of Portugal ID
213238
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6418769
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
133868591
Open Library ID
OL6641261A, OL333547A
Prabook ID
2610671
SBN author ID
IEIV126270, LIAV154663
Topic's main category
Category:Auguste Kerkhoffs
WikiTree person ID
Kerckhoffs-8
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhX7cdRFxj33MmrFKRFrq
Yale LUX ID
person/ce140651-b930-46b0-814e-911ffde11648

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🔗 Connections
Given name 5
François, Hubert, Jean, Victor, Guillaume
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
French, Dutch, Volapük
Occupation 3
mathematician, linguist, cryptographer
Field of work 2
linguistics, cryptography
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 1
University of Liège
Employer 1
HEC Paris
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Kerckhoffs’s principle
Place of birth 1
Nuth
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Paris
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Auguste Kerckhoffs was born on January 19, 1835[1], in Nuth[2]. He died on August 9, 1903[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], cryptographer[6], and mathematician[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Auguste Kerckhoffs include Kerckhoffs’s principle[28], a principle[29].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Kerckhoffs’s principle[28], a principle[29].

FAQs

Where was Auguste Kerckhoffs born?

Auguste Kerckhoffs's place of birth was Nuth[2].

Where did Auguste Kerckhoffs die?

Auguste Kerckhoffs died in Paris[4].

What did Auguste Kerckhoffs do for work?

Auguste Kerckhoffs worked as a linguist[5], cryptographer[6], and mathematician[7].

Where did Auguste Kerckhoffs go to school?

Auguste Kerckhoffs was educated at University of Liège[12].

Related Entities

cryptography Kingdom of the Netherlands linguistics

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  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Place of birth → Nuth
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