Georg Aumann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Aumann

German mathematician

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1906

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1980

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Georg Aumann (November 11, 1906, Munich, Germany – August 4, 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 lead 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.