Mavis Batey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mavis Batey

British cryptoanalyst, diplomat and garden historian

Date of Birth: 05-May-1921

Place of Birth: Dulwich, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2013

Profession: mathematician, cryptanalyst

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mavis Lilian Batey, MBE (née Lever; 5 May 1921 – 12 November 2013), was an English code-breaker during World War II.
Her work at Bletchley Park was one of the keys to the success of D-Day.
She later became an historian of gardening, who campaigned to save historic parks and gardens, and an author.
Batey was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal in 1985, and made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1987, in both cases for her work on the conservation of gardens.