Yuri Knorozov

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	'''Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov''' ({{langx\|ru\|~~Ю́рий~~ ~~Валенти́нович~~ ~~Кно́ро́зов~~}}; 19 November 1922{{snd}}30 March 1999) was a Soviet and Russian [[linguist]], [[epigraphist]], and [[ethnologist]]. He is best known for the key role he played in the [[decipherment]] of the [[Maya script]], the writing system of the [[Maya civilization]] of [[pre-Columbian]] Mesoamerica.		'''Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov''' ({{langx\|ru\|Юрий Валентинович Кнорозов}}; 19 November 1922{{snd}}30 March 1999) was a Soviet and Russian [[linguist]], [[epigraphist]], and [[ethnologist]]. He is best known for the key role he played in the [[decipherment]] of the [[Maya script]], the writing system of the [[Maya civilization]] of [[pre-Columbian]] Mesoamerica.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==