Birthdate: July 12, 1922
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Died: September 6, 1956
Michael Ventris was an English architect, classicist, and philologist renowned for deciphering Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek script. He dedicated himself to decipherment from a young age and made important contributions to the field. Ventris collaborated with John Chadwick on Documents in Mycenaean Greek, a groundbreaking publication resulting from his innovative work. Ventris sadly passed away in a car accident shortly before the book’s release, leaving a legacy of pioneering research in linguistics and archaeology.
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