CHADWICK, JOHN, 1920 to 1998

John Chadwick

English linguist and classical scholar.

Books
1
Editions tracked
1
First editions
1
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
London, 1920
Died
Hertfordshire, Royston, 1998
Life

About John Chadwick

Writer

Known as
Mycenologist, classical philologist, university teacher
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Background

Educated at
Corpus Christi College, St Paul's School

Awards and honours

  • Feltrinelli Prize
  • honorary doctorate of Salzburg University
  • Fellow of the British Academy
  • Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1992)

Notable works

  • decipherment of Linear B

From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on John Chadwick in 22 languages.

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  1. 1958The Decipherment of Linear BUniversity Press
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John Chadwick was born in 1920 and died in 1998.

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We track 1 book by John Chadwick across 1 edition, 1 of them first edition.

What awards has John Chadwick won?

John Chadwick has won Feltrinelli Prize, honorary doctorate of Salzburg University, Fellow of the British Academy, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1992), according to Wikidata.

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Handwritten signature of John Chadwick in black ink on cream paper
John Chadwick's signature from a postcard sent from a Mycenaean studies conference in 1956.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain