Yuri Knorozov
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valentinovich and the family name is Knorozov.
Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov (Russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Кноро́зов; 19 November 1922 – 31 March 1999) was a Soviet and Russian linguist,[3] epigrapher, and ethnographer. He became the founder of the Soviet school of Mayan studies, and his identification of the existence of syllabic signs proved an essential step forward in the eventual decipherment of the Mayan script, the writing system used by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.[4]
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Юрий Кнорозов | |
Born | Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov (1922-11-19)19 November 1922[1][2] |
Died | 31 March 1999(1999-03-31) (aged 76)[2] Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation |
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Known for | Decipherment of Maya script |
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Education | Moscow State University |
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Discipline | Linguist, epigrapher |
Institutions | N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnography and Anthropology |
Influenced | Galina Ershova |
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