| LC control no. | n 87903783 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rees, D., 1918-2013 |
| Variant(s) | Rees, David, 1918-2013 |
| Birth date | 19180529 |
| Death date | 20130816 |
| Field of activity | Semigroups Commutative algebra Enigma cipher system World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography |
| Affiliation | University of Exeter Downing College (University of Cambridge) Great Britain. Government Code and Cypher School |
| Profession or occupation | Mathematician College teacher |
| Found in | His Lectures on the asymptotic theory of ideals, 1988: CIP t.p. (D. Rees) data sheet (Rees, D. (David) b. May 29, 1918) Telegraph (online), viewed Aug. 22, 2013 (Professor David Rees; b. May 29, 1918; d. Aug.16, 2013; pure mathematician who made significant contributions in fields known as semigroup theory and commutative algebra; during the Second World War he worked at Bletchley Park where, by some accounts, he made what was arguably the most important break into the German Enigma machine cipher) |
| Associated language | eng |
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