John Lloyd Stephens

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John Lloyd Stephens was a 19th-century American explorer and writer renowned for his pioneering documentation of ancient Maya ruins in Central America and Mexico.

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instanceOf diplomat
explorer
human
lawyer
travel writer
burialPlace New York City, New York, United States
causeOfDeath liver disease
collaboratedWith Frederick Catherwood
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1805-11-28
dateOfDeath 1852-10-13
described Maya site of Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá

Maya site of Copán
Maya site of Palenque
linked to: Palenque

Maya site of Uxmal
linked to: Uxmal
educatedAt Columbia College
linked to: Columbia University

Litchfield Law School
era 19th century
familyName Stephens
fieldOfWork Maya archaeology
Mesoamerican studies
fullName John Lloyd Stephens
genre non-fiction
travel literature
givenName John
influenced subsequent archaeological exploration of Maya sites
knownFor detailed descriptions of Maya archaeological sites
popularizing interest in Maya civilization in the 19th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor pioneering documentation of ancient Maya ruins
notableWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
occupation diplomat
explorer
lawyer
travel writer
writer
placeOfBirth Shrewsbury, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
positionHeld United States chargé d'affaires to the Federal Republic of Central America
president of the Ocean Steam Navigation Company
religion Episcopalian
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male
traveledTo Central America
Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula

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Palenque earlyExplorer John Lloyd Stephens
Uxmal visitedBy John Lloyd Stephens
Cobá discoveredBy John Lloyd Stephens
Stephens hasNotableBearer John Lloyd Stephens
John Lloyd Stephens fullName John Lloyd Stephens
Frederick Catherwood collaboratedWith John Lloyd Stephens
Labná documentedBy John Lloyd Stephens
Kabah surveyedBy John Lloyd Stephens