J. Eric S. Thompson

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J. Eric S. Thompson was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and Mayanist whose influential work on Maya hieroglyphic writing and culture shaped the field of Maya studies for decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayanist
archaeologist
epigrapher
human
areaOfActivity Belize
Maya Lowlands
linked to: Maya lowlands

Yucatán Peninsula
awardReceived CMG
Order of the British Empire
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1898-12-31
dateOfDeath 1975-09-09
educatedAt Marlborough College
St John’s College, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
employer British Museum
Carnegie Institution of Washington
University of Cambridge
familyName Thompson
fieldOfWork Maya archaeology
Maya epigraphy
Mesoamerican studies
fullName John Eric Sidney Thompson
givenName Eric
John
Sidney
influenced 20th-century Mesoamerican archaeology
Maya studies
knownFor classification of Maya glyphs
influential works on Maya culture and religion
research on Maya hieroglyphic writing
studies of Maya calendar and chronology
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British Academy
Society of Antiquaries of London
nationality British
notableWork A Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs
A Catalogue of Maya Hieroglyphs
Maya Hieroglyphic Writing
linked to: Maya hieroglyphs

Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introduction
Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introduction (1950)
Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: Introduction
Maya History and Religion
The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization
placeOfBirth England
London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Cambridge
England
sexOrGender male

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Maya epigraphy hasKeyFigure J. Eric S. Thompson
GMT correlation namedAfter J. Eric S. Thompson
GMT correlation refinedBy J. Eric S. Thompson
Goodman–Martínez–Thompson correlation namedAfter J. Eric S. Thompson
subject linked to: Juan Martínez Hernández