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J. Eric S. Thompson
Archaeologist, Author
1898 – 1975
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Who was J. Eric S. Thompson?
Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson was a leading English Mesoamerican archeologist, 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 sixties of the 20th century.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1898
London - Also known as
- Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson
- John Eric Sidney Thompson
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Winchester College
- Died
- Sep 9, 1975
Cambridge
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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