John Chadwick

John Chadwick
Born(1920-05-21)21 May 1920
Mortlake, Surrey, England
Died24 November 1998(1998-11-24) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Linguist, scholar
Academic background
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge

John Chadwick, FBA (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.

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