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).

Details

Title
Wolfenbüttel, a Minor German Duchy But a Major Center of Cryptology in the Early Modern Period
Author
Strasser, Gerhard F 1 

 Professor emeritus Penn State University University Park, PA 16802, Kansas, USA 
Pages
1-40
Publication year
2017
Publication date
2017
Publisher
De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services
ISSN
12103195
e-ISSN
13389750
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3158590491
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.