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Alfred Maudslay

1850 - 1931

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Alfred Percival Maudslay (18 March 1850 – 22 January 1931) was a British colonial administrator and archaeologist. He pioneered the careful archaeological study of the Maya ruins and the results of his field work were presented in Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (1889–1902). The massive five volume set continues to serve as an important work of reference for the study of Maya culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Maudslay has received more than 53,490 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Maudslay is the 373rd most popular explorer, the 3,480th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 50th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Alfred Maudslay ranks 373 out of 405Before him are Finn Ronne, Lauge Koch, Yakov Sannikov, Frederick Russell Burnham, Louis de Freycinet, and Luke Foxe. After him are Henry Kellett, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, John Marshall, Jørgen Jørgensen, Pyotr Anjou, and George Nares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Alfred Maudslay ranks 87Before him are Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Ion Andreescu, Hans von Berlepsch, László Lukács, Tomás Bretón, and Jean de Reszke. After him are Jane Ellen Harrison, Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, Franziskus von Bettinger, Zdenko Hans Skraup, and Guerra Junqueiro. Among people deceased in 1931, Alfred Maudslay ranks 112Before him are Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Federico Tinoco Granados, Emiliano Figueroa, William Orpen, Curt von François, and Aleksander Skrzyński. After him are Konrad Stäheli, Louis Wolheim, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Art Acord, Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, and Alfred Swahn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Maudslay ranks 3,480 out of 7,765Before him are Barry Foster (1931), Karen Spärck Jones (1935), Natalia Tena (1984), John Mayow (1640), Peter Blake (1932), and Mick Jones (1944). After him are Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), Florence Green (1901), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), G. M. Trevelyan (1876), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), and Bill Roberts (1912).

Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Alfred Maudslay ranks 50Before him are Frank Wild (1873), Clements Markham (1830), Edgar Evans (1876), John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), George Bass (1771), and Luke Foxe (1586). After him are John Marshall (1748), George Nares (1831), Anthony de la Roché (1700), Tobias Furneaux (1735), Ranulph Fiennes (1944), and Hugh Clapperton (1788).