Lambros D. Callimahos

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Lambros Demetrios Callimahos (December 16, 1910 – October 28, 1977) was a US Army cryptologist and a flute player.

Early life and education

Callimahos was born in

Greek parents; the family emigrated to the United States when he was four. His father was a journalist
.

His main interests at school were in chemistry, physics and medicine. He did not show interest in

Asbury Park
.

Callimahos earned a degree in

Juilliard music school at the age of nineteen and graduated with a degree in 1933. While he started at the bottom of the class, he became head of his class in his second year after encouragement from his teacher, Arthur Lora. After graduation, he continued study in Europe
.

Musical career

His musical debut was in

Mozarteum. Two CDs of his performances were recorded and released.[1]

In April 1937, he had his first United States debut in The Town Hall. He continued to tour both in Europe and the United States.

World War II

He joined the

cryptology
could be put to service.

He taught

Signals Intelligence officer in New Delhi
.

Later career

After World War II, he was assigned to the

Zendian Problem. He also revised some of Friedman's own work to produce the text Military Cryptanalytics
.

In 1955, he established the

NSA Technical Journal
and served as technical advisor for the rest of his career.

Health problems forced his retirement in 1976.

References

  1. ^ The Flutist Quarterly: The Official Magazine of the National Flute Association. Vol. 25. The Association. 1999.

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