NameAlexis Peter (Peter) Vlasto, 5G Grandson
Birth27 Nov 1915, Liverpool, England
MemoJulian calendar? Another source says 14 Nov 1915.
Death20 Jul 2000, Cambridge, Cambs, England
Baptism13 Feb 1916, Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, England
OccupationHistorian and author. Specialist in Slav civilisation at the University of Cambridge. Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, 1968-2000.
EducationEton (King's Scholar). King's College, Cambridge 1928-38.
Note 1Cryptographer during WWll at Bletchley Park, England, breaking German and Russian codes. Served in N. Africa and Palestine 1941-42. Led the code-breaking team on Japanese army airforce traffic (‘3366’) 1943-45.
Note 2Listed as joining the Air Section on 5th Floor, Broadway, as early as July 1938 (PRO HW3/33). Research Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, Ph.D. 1948. Helped establish the Dept. of Slavonic Studies. Lecturer in Slavonic Studies. Russian language expert.
Note 3Author of ‘The Entry of the Slavs into Christendom’ (CUP 1968) and ‘A History of the Russian Language’ (OUP 1975).
Note 4Left estate of £1,051.301 net including £10,000 to Selwyn College, Cambridge and £1,000 to the Cambridge Preservation Society and Norfolk Naturalists Trust.
God-parentsAlexander Pallis.
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