Clifford Christopher Cocks CB FRS is a British mathematician and cryptographer. In the early 1970s, while working at the United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters, he developed an early public-key cryptography system. Wikipedia
Born: 1950 (age 73 years), Prestbury, United Kingdom
Education: University of Cambridge and King's College, Cambridge
Known for: RSA encryption; Public-key cryptography; Cocks IBE scheme