Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
John Chadwick

Born: May 21, 1920
Died: November 24, 1998 (aged 78)
Bio: John Chadwick, FBA was an English linguist and classical scholar who, with Michael Ventris, was most notable for the decipherment of Linear B.
Known for:
- The decipherment of linear B (1958)
- The Mycenaean World (1976)
- Linear B and related scripts (1987)