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Sep 20, 1906 London Died on 25 Mar 1995 (aged 88)
British chess player and codebreaker
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About Stuart Milner Barry
- Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry (20 September 1906 – 25 March 1995) was a British chess player, chess writer, World War II codebreaker and civil servant.
- He represented England in chess both before and after World War II.
- He worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, and was head of "Hut 6", a section responsible for deciphering messages which had been encrypted using the German Enigma machine.
- He was one of four leading codebreakers at Bletchley to petition the then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill directly for more resources for their work.
- After the war he worked in the Treasury, and later administered the British honours system.
- In chess, he represented England in international tournaments, and lent his name to four opening variations.
