Horst Feistel Scientist

Horst Feistel (January 30, 1915–November 14, 1990) was a German-born cryptographer who worked on the design of ciphers at IBM, initiating research that culminated in the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) in the 1970s.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 30, 1915
Birth place
Berlin , Germany
Date of deathNovember 14, 1990
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Known for
Feistel cipher

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