Linda Schele

Linda Schele

female, deceased (1998)
Latin Americanist, Mayacivilization, pancreatic cancer, stela, maya, The University Of Texas At Austin…Maya hieroglyphics, Maya Meetings
Linda Schele (30 October 1942 - 18 April, 1998) was a noted expert in the field of Maya epigraphy and iconography. Her assistance was invaluable in...
Michael D. Coe

Michael D. Coe

male, 80 years old
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Mesoamerica scholar, Ph.D., Harvard University, mesoamerica, civilization…Mayacivilization, the maya, Breaking the Maya Code
Michael D. Coe (b. 1929) is an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher and author. Primarily known for his research in the field of...
Diego de Landa

Diego de Landa

male, deceased (1579)
Bishop of Yucatán, Roman Catholic bishop, Izamal, Colonial Mexico, Franciscan, Guadalajara, Spain…Mayacivilization, Maya peoples, Maya language
Diego de Landa Calderón was Bishop of Yucatán. He left future generations with a mixed legacy in his writings which contain much valuable in...
John Lloyd Stephens

John Lloyd Stephens

male, deceased (1852)
Middle America, Mayacivilization, American, explorer, Explorer of Central America, mayanist
John Lloyd Stephens (November 28, 1805-October 13, 1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the...
Frederick Catherwood

Frederick Catherwood

male, deceased (1854)
Accidental death, architect, Egyptian, carthage, central america, artist…Mayacivilization
Frederick Catherwood was an English artist and architect, best remembered for his explorations of ruins of the Maya civilization. Perhaps his...
Yuri Knorosov

Yuri Knorosov

male, deceased (1999)
Soviet historian, pre-Columbian, Russian, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Soviet linguist, Ethnographer…Mayacivilization, Maya script
Yuri Valentinovich Knorosov was a Russian linguist, epigrapher and ethnographer, who is particularly renowned for the pivotal role his research...

David Stuart

male, 44 years old
University of Texas, Austin, mesoamerica, pre-Columbian, Mayacivilization, mayanist…Maya script
Dr. David Stuart (b. 1965) is a Mayanist scholar and Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin. He began...
Arthur Demarest

Arthur Demarest

male
American archaeological writer, Vanderbilt University faculty, Harvard University alumni, Anthropology writer, Archaeology educator, Society of Fellow…Maya peoples, contemporary Maya, Mayacivilization
Arthur Demarest is an anthropologist and archaeologist, known for his studies of the Maya civilization. He studied Mesoamerican anthropology and...
Pacal The Great

Pacal The Great

male, deceased (683)
K'inich Janaab' Pakal, Maya language, Ruler of Palenque, God, maya, Mayacivilization
Pacal II, also known as Pacal the Great (the most recent work gives his full name as K'inich Janaab' Pakal (26 March, 603 - 31 August, 683), was...
Sylvanus Morley

Sylvanus Morley

male, deceased (1948)
Episcopalian, pre-Columbian, Archaeologist, archaeology, chichen itza, American…Mayacivilization, Maya hieroglyphics, Maya calendar, Maya hieroglyphic writing
Sylvanus Griswold Morley (June 7, 1883 - September 2 1948) was an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar who made significant...