Yuri Knorozov
Also known as Yury Valentinovich Knorozov, Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov
Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 19 November 1922
- Died
- 31 March 1999
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Забытые системы письма
- Compendio Xcaret de la escritura jeroglífica maya
- Краткие итоги изучения древней письменности майя в Советском Союзе
- Мифы, предания и легенды острова Пасхи
- Письменность индейцев майя
via Open Library + Wikidata
Academic profile · OpenAlex
3h-index
- Works
- 7
- Cited by
Article
Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov (Russian: Юрий Валентинович Кнорозов; 19 November 1922 – 30 March 1999) was a Soviet and Russian linguist, epigraphist, and ethnologist. He is best known for the key role he played in the decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Early life