Yuri Knorozov

Yuriy Valentinovich Knorozov (alternatively Knorosov; 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. Quotes There are no indecipherable writings, any writing system produced by man can be read by man. Epigraphic Atlas of Petén Phase 1 What created by a human mind, can be solved by another human mind. From this point of view, unsolved problems do not exist and can not exist in any area of science. Profile of Yuri Knorozov External links Category:Linguists from Russia Category:People from the Soviet Union Category:1922 births Category:1999 deaths