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John Chadwick

1920 - 1998

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John Chadwick, (21 May 1920 – 24 November 1998) was an English linguist and classical scholar who was most notable for the decipherment, with Michael Ventris, of Linear B. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Chadwick is the 113th most popular linguist (down from 96th in 2019), the 2,850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,256th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, John Chadwick ranks 113 out of 214. Before him are Brian Houghton Hodgson, August Immanuel Bekker, Kunio Yanagita, Albert Sechehaye, Stephen Krashen, and Nakahama Manjirō. After him are Milena Hübschmannová, John Florio, George Abraham Grierson, Eugen Wüster, George Kingsley Zipf, and Arnold Chikobava.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, John Chadwick ranks 226. Before him are Rudolf Kárpáti, Anna Langfus, Gerda Lerner, Tommy Godwin, Natalya Kovshova, and John Lewis. After him are Patrick Troughton, William Conrad, Tony Randall, Olga Orozco, Roberto M. Levingston, and Hilda Bernard. Among people deceased in 1998, John Chadwick ranks 154. Before him are Anatoly Rybakov, Keisuke Kinoshita, Antonio Saura, Haroun Tazieff, Gérard Grisey, and Bertil Nordahl. After him are Josep Escolà, Roy Rogers, Ludvík Daněk, Eva Bartok, Alois Estermann, and Fritz Buchloh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Chadwick ranks 2,851 out of 8,785. Before him are William Cowper (1731), Christine Keeler (1942), Ruth Belville (1854), Kevin McNally (1956), Henry Dudeney (1857), and Arthur Roche (1950). After him are Lily Collins (1989), John McDonnell (1951), Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739), Allen Jones (1937), Patrick Troughton (1920), and Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301).

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Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom

Among linguists born in United Kingdom, John Chadwick ranks 7. Before him are William Jones (1746), Michael Halliday (1925), Robert Morrison (1782), Henry Watson Fowler (1858), Daniel Jones (1881), and Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800). After him are John Florio (1553), James Legge (1815), Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), John Lyons (1932), Henry Sweet (1845), and Henry Liddell (1811).

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