Georg Friedrich Grotefend

Georg Friedrich Grotefend (9 June 1775 – 15 December 1853) was a German epigraphist and philologist. He is known mostly for his contributions toward the decipherment of cuneiform.

"Grotefend" redirects here. For the lesser known relative, see Friedrich August Grotefend.
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
Born(1775-06-09)9 June 1775
Died15 December 1853(1853-12-15) (aged 78)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Epigraphist, philologist

Georg Friedrich Grotefend had a son, named Carl Ludwig Grotefend, who played a key role in the decipherment of the Indian Kharoshthi script on the coinage of the Indo-Greek kings, around the same time as James Prinsep, publishing Die unbekannte Schrift der Baktrischen Münzen ("The unknown script of the Bactrian coins") in 1836.

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