Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
French writer and numismatist (1716–1795) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the French actor of the same name, see Jean Angelo.
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (20 January 1716 – 30 April 1795)[1] was a French scholar who became the first person to decipher an extinct language.[2] He deciphered the Palmyrene alphabet in 1754 and the Phoenician alphabet in 1758.
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Jean-Jacques Barthélemy | |
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Born | (1716-01-20)20 January 1716 |
Died | 30 April 1795(1795-04-30) (aged 79) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Decipherment of the Palmyrene alphabet and the Phoenician alphabet Author of Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece Member of the Académie française |
Title | Abbé |
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