James H. Ellis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James H. Ellis

British cryptographer

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1924

Place of Birth: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1997

Profession: engineer, mathematician, cryptographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Henry Ellis (25 September 1924 – 25 November 1997) was a British engineer and cryptographer.
In 1970, while working at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, he conceived of the possibility of "non-secret encryption", more commonly termed public-key cryptography.