Michael Ventris, 1922 - 1956, architect and decipherer of Linear B script.
English Heritage
NW3, North End, 19
A trained architect, Ventris and his wife designed this house for themselves and their family.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Michael Ventris
Architect and decipherer of Linear B script. While still at school he heard ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Michael Ventris
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