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John Lloyd Stephens
Stephens' portrait published in 1854
Born(1805-11-28)November 28, 1805
Shrewsbury, New Jersey, US
DiedOctober 13, 1852(1852-10-13) (aged 46)
New York City, New York, US
Resting placeNew York City Marble Cemetery
Alma materColumbia College
Litchfield Law School
Occupations
  • Explorer
  • attorney
  • railroad executive
  • author
Known forExploration of Mexico and Central America, including descriptions of Maya sites
Scientific career
InstitutionsPanama Railroad Company
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John Lloyd Stephens (November 28, 1805 – October 13, 1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. He was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America and in the planning of the Panama railroad.

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inscribed in the palace. The first written report of Labna was by John Lloyd Stephens who visited it with artist Frederick Catherwood in 1842. The site...

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size of its droppings and the male monkey’s loud vocalizations. John Lloyd Stephens described the howler monkeys at the Maya ruins of Copán as "grave...

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Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting

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Peithologian Society

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opening itself to all undergraduates. Indeed, some students, such as John Lloyd Stephens, belonged to both Peithologian and Philolexian. In general, though...

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arrival in the city in 1595. On a visit in 1840, the anthropologist John Lloyd Stephens described the church as the town's "only object of interest". The...

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