George Frederick Kunz

George Frederick Kunz
Born(1856-09-29)29 September 1856
New York City, US
Died29 June 1932(1932-06-29) (aged 75)
Resting placeTrinity Church Cemetery, at Broadway and 153rd Street, New York
NationalityAmerican
Other namesGeorge Kuntz
EducationCooper Union
Employer(s)Tiffany & Co. and U.S. Geological Survey
A typical Olmec votive (ritual) axe with the were-jaguar motif (note the downturned mouth and the almond-shaped eyes). This particular artifact is known as the Kunz Axe, first described by George Kunz in 1890.
Kunzite from Nuristan

George Frederick Kunz (September 29, 1856 – June 29, 1932) was an American mineralogist and mineral collector.