János Harmatta

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.^[1]

Born(1917-10-02)2 October 1917

Hódmezővásárhely, Kingdom of Hungary

Died24 July 2004(2004-07-24) (aged 86)

Budapest, Hungary

Discipline

• Linguistics

Sub-discipline

• Indo-European linguistics

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János Harmatta
Born	(1917-10-02)2 October 1917 Hódmezővásárhely, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	24 July 2004(2004-07-24) (aged 86) Budapest, Hungary
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Sub-discipline	Indo-European linguistics

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He taught as a professor at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.