Coe, Michael D.

The archaeology of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
Book 1980

Summary: Michael Douglas Coe was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher, and author. He is known for his research on pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, particularly the Maya, and was among the foremost Mayanists of the late twentieth century. He specialised in comparative studies of ancient tropical forest civilizations, such as those of Central America and Southeast Asia. He held the chair of Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, Yale University, and was curator emeritus of the Anthropology collection in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, where he had been curator from 1968 to 1994. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Born: 1929-03-14 [2]; 1929-05-14 [7]
Birth Place: New York, NY [2]; New York City [7]
Died: 2019-09-25 [2][7]
Death Place: New Haven, Conn. [2]; New Haven [7]
Country: United States [2]
Website: http://michaelcoe.commons.yale.edu/ [7]
Language: English [3][4]
Occupation: Antropologs [4]; anthropologist [7]; archaeologist [7]; university teacher [7]
Employer: Central Intelligence Agency [7]; Yale University [7]
Field of Activity: Antropoloģija [4]; Arheoloģija [4]
Educated at: Harvard University [7]; Fay School [7]
Country of Education: United States [7]
Archives at: Yale Peabody Museum [7]
Yale LUX: Entity [7]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. National Library and Archives of Québec; 7. Wikidata; 8. Library of Congress

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