Quote of the day
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.
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)






