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Yuri Knorozov
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Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov 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 t
Knorozov with Asya, his Siamese cat
Knorozov with Asya, his Siamese cat
Inner courtyard of the Preußische Staatsbibliothek (2005)
Inner courtyard of the Preußische Staatsbibliothek (2005)
Page from Diego de Landa's Relación de las Cosas de Yucatán (1853 edition by Brasseur de Bourbourg), containing description of the de Landa alphabet w
Page from Diego de Landa's Relación de las Cosas de Yucatán (1853 edition by Brasseur de Bourbourg), containing description of the de Landa alphabet which Knorozov relied upon for his breakthrough.
Knorozov on a 2022 Russian stamp
Knorozov on a 2022 Russian stamp