Michael Ventris

Description: (English Architect, Classicist and Philologist)
Apart from being a renowned architect, Michael Ventris was also a skilled cryptographer. He not only deciphered the Minoan Linear B script, but also linked it to the ancient Greek script. As an architect, he was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to design schools. He died in a car crash at 34.

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Birthday July 12, 1922 (Cancer)
Died on September 6, 1956
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