Auguste Kerckhoffs

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

Summary

Auguste Kerckhoffs is a human[1]. He was born in Nuth[2]. He was born on January 19, 1835[3]. He passed away in Paris[4]. He died on August 9, 1903[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], cryptographer[7], and mathematician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Auguste Kerckhoffs was born in Nuth[2].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs passed away in Paris[4].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs was born on January 19, 1835[3].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs died on August 9, 1903[5].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs worked as a linguist[6].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs worked as a cryptographer[7].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs worked as a mathematician[8].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's field of work was cryptography[11].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Among Auguste Kerckhoffs's employers was HEC Paris[13].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's education included a stint at University of Liège[14].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs is recorded as male[15].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's Commons category is recorded as Auguste Kerkhoffs[17].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's family name is recorded as Kerckhoffs[18].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's given name is recorded as Auguste[19].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's given name is recorded as Jean[20].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's given name is recorded as Guillaume[21].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's given name is recorded as Victor[22].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's given name is recorded as François[23].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's given name is recorded as Hubert[24].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Auguste Kerkhoffs[25].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's Commons gallery is recorded as Auguste Kerckhoffs[26].
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs's work location is recorded as Paris[27].

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Origins and Family

Auguste Kerckhoffs was born in Nuth[2]. He was born on January 19, 1835[3].

Education

Auguste Kerckhoffs was educated at University of Liège[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], cryptographer[7], and mathematician[8]. Fields of work include cryptography[11], an academic discipline[28] and linguistics[12], an academic discipline[29]. Among Auguste Kerckhoffs's employers was HEC Paris[13].

Death and Burial

Auguste Kerckhoffs died on August 9, 1903[5]. He passed away in Paris[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Auguste Kerckhoffs include Kerckhoffs’s principle[30], a principle[31].

Why It Matters

Auguste Kerckhoffs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Kerckhoffs’s principle[30], a principle[31].

FAQs

Where was Auguste Kerckhoffs born?

Born in Nuth[2], Auguste Kerckhoffs…

Where did Auguste Kerckhoffs die?

Auguste Kerckhoffs died in Paris[4].

What did Auguste Kerckhoffs do for work?

Auguste Kerckhoffs worked as linguist[6], cryptographer[7], and mathematician[8].

Where did Auguste Kerckhoffs go to school?

Auguste Kerckhoffs was educated at University of Liège[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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