Franciszek Pokorny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franciszek Pokorny

Officer of the Polish Army, Polish cryptographer

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1891

Place of Birth: Mosty u Jablunkova, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1966

Profession: cryptographer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Major Franciszek Pokorny (Mosty, Austria-Hungary, 15 June 1891 – 22 November 1966, Edinburgh, Scotland) was a Polish Army officer who, after World War I, headed the Polish General Staff's Cipher Bureau before Major (eventually, Lt.
Col.) Gwido Langer.