A. Ledyard Smith

This article is about the 20th century American archaeologist. For his grandfather, the 19th century Wisconsin politician, see Augustus L. Smith.

A. Ledyard Smith
Born(1901-10-18)October 18, 1901
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1985(1985-12-05) (aged 84)
Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
EducationHarvard University
OccupationArchaeologist
Spouses
  • Nancy Sawyer Falk
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    (m. 1931, divorced)​
  • Katharine Hazard Moss
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    (m. 1948; died 1955)​
  • Elizabeth Taggart Griggs
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    (m. 1968⁠–⁠1985)​
Children
  • 2 with Nancy Falk
  • 1 with Katherine Moss
  • 1 adopted
RelativesAugustus L. Smith (grandfather)

Augustus Ledyard Smith III (October 18, 1901 – December 5, 1985) was an American archaeologist who worked on various projects in the Maya region on behalf of the Carnegie Institution, including Uaxactun.[1] From 1958 to 1963 he led investigations at Altar de Sacrificios in Guatemala together with Gordon Willey on behalf of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.[2] From 1963 to 1969 he investigated the site of Seibal, also in Guatemala.[3]

His grandfather, Augustus L. Smith, was a Wisconsin pioneer who served as a Wisconsin state senator and mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin.

  1. ^ Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 78.
  2. ^ Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 407.
  3. ^ Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 520.