Eric Sams (May 3, 1926-Sept. 13, 2004) was a British musicologist and Shakespeare scholar. Born in London, he was raised in Essex; his early brilliance in school earned him a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge at the age of sixteen. His life-long passion for puzzles and ciphers stood him in good stead in his wartime service in British Intelligence (1944-47). After the war he read modern languages at Cambridge (French and German), … Wikipedia
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