. . "Michael Ventris"@en . "1956Z"^^ . "1956-09-06Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1922-07-12Z"^^ . "Michael George Francis Ventris, OBE (/\u02C8v\u025Bntr\u026As/; 12 July 1922 \u2013 6 September 1956) was an English linguist and architect who, along with John Chadwick and Alice Kober, deciphered Linear B, a previously unknown ancient script discovered at Knossos by Arthur Evans. A prodigy in languages, Ventris had pursued the decipherment as an avocation since his teen-age years."@en . "British architect" . . . . . "1922Z"^^ . . . . "Ventris, Michael"@en .