What is David Kahn?
{{Infobox writer | name = David Kahn | image = David Kahn 2009.jpg | caption = David Kahn 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|2|7|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|23|1930|2|7|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Great Neck, New York|Great Neck]], New York, U.S. | occupation = Historian, journalist, writer | notableworks = [[The Codebreakers - The Story of Secret Writing]] | spouse = Susanne Fiedler (divorced) | children = Oliver and Michael }} '''David Kahn''' (February 2, 1930 – January 23, 2024) was an American historian, journalist, and writer. He wrote about the history of [[cryptography]] and [[military intelligence]]. Kahn's first published book, ''[[The Codebreakers - The Story of Secret Writing]]'' (1967) has been seen as very important for the history of cryptography.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Timers%201972%20May%20Grayscale.pdf/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Timers%201972%20May%20Grayscale%20-%200137.pdf|date=May 5, 1972|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Leading cryptanalysts seek to break secret code reported to tell of buried treasure in Virginia|author=Burchard, Hank}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahn, David}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:American historians]] [[Category:Journalists from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}