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John Chadwick

John Chadwick
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John Chadwick, (21 May 1920 – 24 November 1998) was an English linguist and classical scholar who was most notable for the decipherment, with Michael Ventris, of Linear B.

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People Who Helped Decipher Ancient Writing Systems
People Who Helped Decipher Ancient Writing Systems
by curious_compiler  • 
A royal name, a repeated ending, and a set of dates can each give a reader a way into an unfamiliar script. These are some of the people who made those clues count. Start with Egyptian hieroglyphs...
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