Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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)