Georg Friedrich Grotefend , 1775-1853, German archaeologist and philologist. He specialized in Latin and Italian and wrote works on the Umbrian and Oscan languages and other subjects, but his greatest achievement was deciphering inscriptions of Persian cuneiform .
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The Independent - London; 12/15/1998; 379 words;
... van Delft), painter, 1675; Isaak Walton, author of The Compleat Angler, 1683; Giuseppe Bossi, painter, 1816; Georg Friedrich Grotefend, classical scholar, 1853; Sir George Cayley, aeronautics pioneer, 1857; Chief Sitting Bull, Sioux Indian leader ...
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