Teobert Maler

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Teobert Maler was an Austrian-born explorer, photographer, and archaeologist known for his pioneering documentation of ancient Maya ruins in Mexico and Central America.

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instanceOf Mesoamericanist
archaeologist
explorer
person
photographer
areaOfActivity Belize
Central America
Guatemala
Mexico
birthCountry Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
birthDate 1842-01-12
birthPlace Rome
countryOfCitizenship Austria
Mexico
deathDate 1917-11-22
deathPlace Mérida
surface form: Mérida, Yucatán
employer Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
ethnicGroup Austrian
familyName Maler
fieldOfWork Maya archaeology
archaeology
photography
genre archaeological photography
givenName Teobert
knownFor detailed site plans of Maya cities
documentation of ancient Maya ruins
photographic recording of Maya architecture
languageSpoken French
German
Spanish
movement scientific exploration of Mesoamerica
name Teobert Maler self-link
notableFor early systematic mapping of Maya sites
use of large-format photography in archaeology
notableWork documentation of Palenque
documentation of Piedras Negras
documentation of Seibal
documentation of Tikal
documentation of Yaxchilán
photographic surveys of Maya sites in Yucatán
occupation archaeologist
engineer
explorer
photographer
residence Mexico
Yucatán state
surface form: Yucatán
subjectOf studies in Maya epigraphy and architecture based on his records

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Cobá surveyedBy Teobert Maler
Sayil surveyedBy Teobert Maler
Teobert Maler name Teobert Maler self-link
Altar de Sacrificios discoveredBy Teobert Maler
Seibal discoveredBy Teobert Maler
Ceibal discoveredBy Teobert Maler