William E. Gates

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William E. Gates
Born(1863-12-08)December 8, 1863
Atlanta, Georgia
DiedApril 24, 1940(1940-04-24) (aged 76)
EducationJohns Hopkins University; law degree, University of Virginia
Employer(s)Archaeology Commission of the Maryland Academy of Science, Carnegie Institution for Science, Republic of Guatemala, archaeology department, American Indian Defense Association, Tulane University
Known forResearching Mayan language hieroglyphs; speaking at least 13 languages
Parent(s)Katherine Appley and William H. Gates

William Edmond Gates (December 8, 1863 – April 24, 1940)[1] was an American Mayanist. Most of his research focused around Mayan language hieroglyphs. He also collected Mesoamerican manuscripts.[2] Gates studied Mayan-based languages like Yucatec Maya, Ch'olti', Huastec and Q'eqchi'.[3] Biographies state that he could speak at least 13 languages. Works and archives related to Gates reside in the collections of Brigham Young University.[4]

  1. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  2. ^ "Yucatán en el tiempo", Casares G. Cantón, Raúl; Juan Duch Colell; Michel Antochiw Kolpa; Silvio Zavala et al.; 1998; ISBN 970-9071-04-1; Mérida, Yucatán
  3. ^ "Map of the Mayance Nations and Languages". World Digital Library. 1934. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "MSS 279; Biography of William E. Gates". 20th & 21st Century Western & Mormon Americana. L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Retrieved June 6, 2013.