He was born in Belize, British Honduras, where his father was an accountant and active in the mahogany trade. On the outbreak of World War I, his family returned to See more

Military service
During World War II, he enlisted in the Royal Artillery, where using his skills he managed to translate German manuals on See more

• Linear B. Cambridge Review, 11 May 1957, Vol. 78, n°1907, p. 568–571 OCLC 1037945454
• A plain guide to the decipherment of the Mycenean Linear B script. Berlin Akademie-Verlag, 1958 OCLC 1128701502 See more

• In 1957 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
• Wilson Travelling Fellowship, by Aberdeen University.
• In 1966 Commander of the Royal Order of the Phoenix, by the Greek government. See more

In later years he committed to the study of Greek place-names, with a symbiotic use of his philological and topographical skills. Unfortunately this research remained unfinished. He remained a bachelor and was a keen regular at the New Club and the Scottish Arts … See more

• Letter from A.J. Beattie to Emmett L. Bennett, Jr, January 20, 1959 See more