Irene Jessie Brown | |
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Born | Irene Jessie Young 16 February 1919 |
Died | 7 June 2017 (aged 98) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Known for | Bletchley Park codebreaker |
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Children | Iain Gordon Brown |
Irene Jessie "Mouse" Brown (née Young; 16 February 1919 – 7 June 2017) was an author and codebreaker who worked at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire in Hut 6[1] during the Second World War. She was employed as a linguist and translator working in the Registration Room and the main Decoding Room.[2]