Jean Argles

British World War II code breaker, 1925-2023
Person human Q119820200
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Jean Argles

Summary

Jean Argles is a human[1]. She was born on +1925-11-07T00:00:00Z[2]. She died on +2023-04-02T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a cryptographer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Jean Argles was born on +1925-11-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jean Argles died on +2023-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Argles's father was Cary Owtram[6].
  • Jean Argles's mother was Dorothy Owtram[7].
  • Jean Argles held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Jean Argles's professions included cryptographer[4].
  • Jean Argles was employed by University of Lancaster[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Jean Argles is Codebreaking Sisters: Our Secret War[10].
  • Jean Argles was a member of First Aid Nursing Yeomanry[11].
  • Jean Argles was a member of Special Operations Executive[12].
  • Jean Argles is recorded as female[13].
  • Jean Argles's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jean Argles's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140163510398810931472[15].
  • Jean Argles's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2021121816[16].
  • Jean Argles's family name is recorded as Owtram[17].
  • Jean Argles's family name is recorded as Argles[18].
  • Jean Argles's given name is recorded as Jean[19].
  • Jean Argles's given name is recorded as Dorothy[20].
  • Jean Argles's birth name is recorded as Dorothy Jean Owtram[21].
  • Jean Argles's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11jrgmr1_1[22].
  • Jean Argles's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as G5S4-HJC[23].
  • Jean Argles's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Owtram-118[24].
  • Jean Argles's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 20244564[25].
  • Jean Argles's sibling is recorded as Patricia Davies[26].
  • Jean Argles's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Women in Red[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Argles was born on +1925-11-07T00:00:00Z[2]. Her father was Cary Owtram[6]. Her mother was Dorothy Owtram[7].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Argles's professions included cryptographer[4]. She was employed by University of Lancaster[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Jean Argles is Codebreaking Sisters: Our Secret War[10].

Death and Burial

Jean Argles died on +2023-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Jean Argles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were Jean Argles's parents?

Jean Argles's father was Cary Owtram[6]. Jean Argles's mother was Dorothy Owtram[7].

What did Jean Argles do for work?

Jean Argles worked as cryptographer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . The Times. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . The Times. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . lancaster.ac.uk. lancaster.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . The Times. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . The Times. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Times. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . britishlegion.org.uk. britishlegion.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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