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Michael Ventris

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British architect and linguist (1922-1956)

United KingdomWritersLived 1922 to 1956 · aged 34
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Michael George Francis Ventris was an English architect, classicist and philologist who deciphered Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek script. A student of languages, Ventris had pursued decipherment as a personal vocation since his adolescence.

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Stowe School in August 2005Stowe School in August 2005Halifax bomber in flight, 1942Halifax bomber in flight, 1942Ventris's home, 1952-1956, which he and his wife, Lois, also an architect, designedVentris's home, 1952-1956, which he and his wife, Lois, also an architect, designed

Awards 2

1959Kenyon Medal
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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About this person

Michael George Francis Ventris was an English architect, classicist and philologist who deciphered Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek script. A student of languages, Ventris had pursued decipherment as a personal vocation since his adolescence. After creating a new field of study, Ventris died in a car crash a few weeks before the publication of Documents in Mycenaean Greek, written with John Chadwick.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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United Kingdom
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1956 · aged 34
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30 languages

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