biography
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Proskouriakoff, Tatiana (Avenirovna)
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| female
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| lived:
| (1909–85)
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| biography:
| Archaeologist and illustrator, born in Tomsk, Russia. A childhood immigrant to the USA, she trained as an architect and, starting out as an archaeological illustrator, became a pioneer scholar of Maya culture, making outstanding contributions on Maya hieroglyphics and monuments. She held posts at the Carnegie Institution (1939) and Harvard's Peabody Museum (1958–77). In 1962 she was awarded the Kidder Medal. |
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