ARCHAEOLOGIST

Yuri Knorozov

1922 - 1999

Yuri Knorozov

Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov (Russian: Юрий Валентинович Кнорозов; 19 November 1922 – 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuri Knorozov is the 44th most popular archaeologist (down from 29th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 247th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Yuri Knorozov ranks 44 out of 151. Before him are Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Henri Breuil, Paul-Émile Botta, Leonard Woolley, John O. Westwood, and Hat Hor. After him are Johan Gunnar Andersson, Max Mallowan, James Henry Breasted, Johan David Åkerblad, Robert Broom, and Max von Oppenheim.

Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia

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Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 38
Henri Breuil
1877 - 1961
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 39
Paul-Émile Botta
1802 - 1870
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 40
Leonard Woolley
1880 - 1960
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 41
John O. Westwood
1805 - 1893
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
Hat Hor
3150 BC - 3095 BC
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 43
Yuri Knorozov
1922 - 1999
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 44
Johan Gunnar Andersson
1874 - 1960
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 45
Max Mallowan
1904 - 1978
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 46
James Henry Breasted
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 47
Johan David Åkerblad
1763 - 1819
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 48
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 49
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 50

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Yuri Knorozov ranks 149. Before him are Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Emile Habibi, Guy Hamilton, Tadeusz Borowski, Russ Meyer, and Esther Lederberg. After him are Manshuk Mametova, Gershon Kingsley, Artemio Franchi, Vasko Popa, Guy Thys, and Kevin Roche. Among people deceased in 1999, Yuri Knorozov ranks 87. Before him are Marion Zimmer Bradley, Sebastian Haffner, Alf Ramsey, Ilmari Juutilainen, Saul Steinberg, and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin. After him are Roy Chiao, Sylvia Sidney, Peko Dapčević, Michel Petrucciani, DeForest Kelley, and Pierre Bézier.

Others Born in 1922

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Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 143
Emile Habibi
WRITER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 144
Guy Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 145
Tadeusz Borowski
WRITER
1922 - 1951
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 146
Russ Meyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2004
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 147
Esther Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 148
Yuri Knorozov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1922 - 1999
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 149
Manshuk Mametova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1943
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 150
Gershon Kingsley
COMPOSER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 151
Artemio Franchi
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1983
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 152
Vasko Popa
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 153
Guy Thys
COACH
1922 - 2003
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 154
Kevin Roche
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2019
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 155

Others Deceased in 1999

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Marion Zimmer Bradley
WRITER
1930 - 1999
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 81
Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 82
Alf Ramsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 83
Ilmari Juutilainen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 84
Saul Steinberg
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 85
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 86
Yuri Knorozov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1922 - 1999
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 87
Roy Chiao
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 88
Sylvia Sidney
ACTOR
1910 - 1999
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 89
Peko Dapčević
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1999
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 90
Michel Petrucciani
MUSICIAN
1962 - 1999
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 91
DeForest Kelley
ACTOR
1920 - 1999
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 92
Pierre Bézier
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 1999
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 93