Ventris

E721945
architect cryptographer human linguist surname

Ventris is the surname of Michael Ventris, the British architect and linguist renowned for deciphering the ancient script Linear B.

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Label Occurrences
Ventris canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
cryptographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
linguist ⓘ
surname ⓘ
causeOfDeath traffic collision ⓘ
collaboratedWith John Chadwick NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1922-07-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1956-09-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Architectural Association School of Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stowe School NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Ventris NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork Mycenaean studies ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
epigraphy ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Michael ⓘ
hasSurname Ventris NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor decipherment of Linear B ⓘ
work on Aegean scripts ⓘ
language English ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
name Michael Ventris NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameType family name ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableAchievement proved that Linear B encodes an early form of Greek ⓘ
notableWork decipherment of the Linear B script ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
classical scholar ⓘ
linguist ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wheathampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Hatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
studied Linear B NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Greek ⓘ
usedBy Michael Ventris NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Michael Ventris → familyName → Ventris ⓘ