Área de identidad
Tipo de entidad
Persona
Forma autorizada del nombre
Bennett, Ralph Francis (1911-2002), historian and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Forma(s) paralela(s) de nombre
- Ralph Francis Bennett, LittD
Forma(s) normalizada del nombre, de acuerdo a otras reglas
Otra(s) forma(s) de nombre
Identificadores para instituciones
Área de descripción
Fechas de existencia
1911-2002
Historia
Matriculated from Magdalene College, 1929. Bye-fellow, 1935-1936; College lecturer in history, 1936-1982; Official Fellow, 1938; Tutor, 1952 - 1980; President, 1979-1982.
During the Second World War, he served at Bletchley Park as an intelligence analyst, translating and evaluating the Ultra decrypts of the German Enigma cipher.
As a historian, he achieved eminence in two unrelated fields: medieval ecclesiastical history and modern military history.
College Magazine
Obituary by R. Hyam, College Magazine, vol. 46 (2001-02) pp 12-17
Lugares
Bletchley Park