Yuri Knorozov
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Yuri Knorozov was a Russian linguist and epigrapher renowned for pioneering the successful decipherment of the Maya script.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamericanist
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epigrapher ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Mesoamerican linguistics
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decipherment of ancient scripts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Academy of Sciences
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-03-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Moscow State University ⓘ |
| employer |
Institute of Ethnography of the USSR Academy of Sciences
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Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Knorozov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Maya studies
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epigraphy ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| fullName | Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | Yuri Knorozov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | founder of the scientific decipherment of Maya writing ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Maya epigraphy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decipherment of Maya script
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phonetic approach to Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| languageStudied | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
structural analysis of glyphic signs
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use of phonetic complements in decipherment ⓘ |
| nationality |
Russian
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Soviet ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableIdea | all writing systems can be deciphered with sufficient internal evidence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing
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“Ancient Writing of Central America” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
epigrapher
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ethnographer ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Yuzhny, Kharkov Governorate, Ukrainian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Saint Petersburg, Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Saint Petersburg, Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedAward |
Order of the Aztec Eagle
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State Prize of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
Maya codices
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Mesoamerican writing systems ⓘ |
| theory | Maya script is a mixed logo-syllabic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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