<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper highlights cryptographic activities from 1540 to about 1680 at the small duchy-Brunswick-Lüneburg in northern Germany, not too far from Hanover (see Fig. 1, p. 2). The analysis shall proceed chronologically and present some relevant examples from the 16th century before focusing on the most important German cryptological author of his time, Duke August the Younger (1579-1666).</p></abstract>

This paper highlights cryptographic activities from 1540 to about 1680 at the small duchy-Brunswick-Lüneburg in northern Germany, not too far from Hanover (see Fig. 1, p. 2). The analysis shall proceed chronologically and present some relevant examples from the 16th century before focusing on the most important German cryptological author of his time, Duke August the Younger (1579-1666).

Wolfenbüttel, a Minor German Duchy But a Major Center of Cryptology in the Early Modern Period

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This paper highlights cryptographic activities from 1540 to about 1680 at the small duchy-Brunswick-Lüneburg in northern Germany, not too far from Hanover (see...

Wolfenbüttel, a Minor German Duchy But a Major Center of Cryptology in the Early Modern Period

Published Online: Mar 23, 2018

Page range: 1 - 40

Received: Jun 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tmmp-2017-0018

Keywords
cryptology, Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Francis Bacon, Shakespeare

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Wolfenbüttel, a Minor German Duchy But a Major Center of Cryptology in the Early Modern Period

Published Online: Mar 23, 2018

Page range: 1 - 40

Received: Jun 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tmmp-2017-0018

Keywordscryptology, Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Francis Bacon, Shakespeare

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cryptology, Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Francis Bacon, Shakespeare