Linda Schele, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Linda Schele

American mesoamericanist

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1942

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1998

Profession: mayanist, mesoamericanist, archaeologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Linda Schele (October 30, 1942 – April 18, 1998) was an expert in the field of Maya epigraphy and iconography.
She played an invaluable role in the decipherment of much of the Maya hieroglyphs.
She produced a massive volume of drawings of stelae and inscriptions, which, following her wishes, are free for use to scholars.
In 1978, she founded the annual Maya Meetings at The University of Texas at Austin.
She was from Hendersonville, TN, a northern suburb of Nashville.
Her mother Ruby Richmond was active in historic preservation at Historic Rock Castle in the 1980s.