About János Harmatta
Lived 1917 – 2004 (aged 86). János Harmatta was a Hungarian linguist and classical philologist.
János Harmatta (2 October 1917 – 24 July 2004) was a Hungarian linguist. He deciphered the Parthian ostraca and papyri of Dura-Europos and was the first to decipher a major Bactrian inscription.
He taught as a professor at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Literary works Harmatta János (1917-): Forrástanulmányok Herodotos Skythika-jához = Quellenstudien zu den Skythika des Herodot / irta Harmatta János
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Who was János Harmatta?
Hungarian linguist (1917–2004)
When was János Harmatta born?
János Harmatta was born on 2 October 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.
When did János Harmatta die?
János Harmatta died on 24 July 2004 in Budapest.
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János Harmatta was a linguist and classical philologist.
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János Harmatta was Hungarian.
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