Кнорозов

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Russian

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Yuri Knorosov monument

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Кноро́зов (Knorózovm anim (genitive Кноро́зова, nominative plural Кноро́зовы, genitive plural Кноро́зовов)

  1. a Russian surname, Knorozov. Particularly, a Soviet Ukrainian and Russian linguist, epigrapher and ethnographer, who is particularly renowned for the pivotal role his research played in the decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system used by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica Yuri Knorozov, 19 November 1922 – 31 March 1999.

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