Floyd Lounsbury
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1914 – 1998
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Who was Floyd Lounsbury?
Floyd Glenn Lounsbury was an American linguist, anthropologist and Mayanist scholar and epigrapher, best known for his work on linguistic and cultural systems of a variety of North and South American languages. Equally important were his contributions to understanding the hieroglyphs, culture and history of the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1914
Stevens Point - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Yale University
- Died
- May 14, 1998
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on July 23, 2013
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