Thompson, J. Eric S. 1898-1975

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Name (Latin)
Thompson, J. Eric S. 1898-1975
Other forms of name
Thompson, John Eric Sidney, Sir, 1898-1975
Thompson, J. Eric S. (John Eric Sidney), Sir, 1898-1975
Thompson, Eric, Sir, 1898-1975
Date of birth
1898-12-31
Date of death
1975-09-09
Associated country
Great Britain
United States
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 73869482
Wikidata: Q705504
Library of congress: n 50057284
Sources of Information
  • His A correlation of the Mayan and European calendars, 1927.
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Wikipedia description:

Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (31 December 1898 – 9 September 1975) was a leading English Mesoamerican archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and epigrapher. While working in the United States, he dominated Maya studies and particularly the study of the Maya script until well into the 1960s.

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