Yuri Knorozov
(1922-1999)
russian Mesoamericanist
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Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov (alternatively Knorosov; Russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Кноро́зов; November 19, 1922 – March 31, 1999) was a Soviet linguist, epigrapher and ethnographer, who is particularly renowned for the pivotal role his research played in the decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system used by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.
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19 November 1922 Kharkiv, Soviet Union
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| Died |
31 March 1999 (aged 76) Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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