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Paulo Pancatuccio

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Paulo Pancatuccio was a 16th-century cryptographer born in Volterra and employed by the Pope to break enciphered documents. His activities are described in Blaise de Vigenère's book on cryptography.[1]

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  1. ^ Mendelsohn, Charles J. (1940). "Blaise de Vigenère and the "Chiffre Carré"". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 82 (2): 104–105. ISSN 0003-049X. JSTOR 985011.