Eduard Seler
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Eduard Georg Seler
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| Born | December 5, 1849 |
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| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, epigrapher |
Eduard Georg Seler (December 5, 1849 – November 23, 1922) was a prominent German anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, epigrapher, academic and Americanist scholar, who made extensive contributions in these fields towards the study of pre-Columbian era cultures in the Americas. He is most renowned for his foundational studies concerning the ethnography, documents and history of Mesoamerican cultures, for which he is regarded as one of the most influential Mesoamericanist scholars active around the turn of the 20th century.[1]
Being poor and of ailing health, he was helped and supported for decades by his wife Cäcilie (Cecilia) Seler-Sachs (1855–1935, financially (she was the daughter of Dr Sachs, a wealthy MD), physically (during their long, hard, and insecure travels), and intellectually. Her photos of Aztec temples and pyramids are still useful to scientists, and after her husband's death she went on verifying his works, and publishing them. On the spot, the Selers were helped by Mexican scholar and historian Antonio Peñafiel.[2]
Dates
- Dec 5th, 1849 – Birth in Crossen an der Oder, Prussia
- 1863-1869 – Attendance at Joachimsthalsche Gymnasium, Berlin
- 1870-71 — Military service (during the Franco-Prussian War)
- 1871-75 – Studies at University of Berlin
- 1875-79 – Teaching science and mathematics
- 1887 – Doctoral degree from University of Leipzig
- 1895-1897 - Investigation of Maya cave sites including Quen Santo [3]
- 1904-22 – Directorship of American Division, Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin
- 1922 — Death
Writings by Eduard Seler
- in the original German :- Gesammelte Abhandlungen zur Amerikanischen Sprach- und Alterthumskunde. 5 vols. Berlin : A. Asher, 1902-1923.
- translated (by Charles P. Bowditch & Frank E. Comparato) into English :- Collected Works in Mesoamerican Linguistics and Archaeology. Culver City (CA) : Labyrinthos, 1990-1998.
Notes
- ↑ Nicholson (1973, p. 348)
- ↑ Two films : 1/ « Eduard Seler und Cäcilie Seler-Sachs, Pionere der Altamerikanistik » (Freie Universität, Berlin 2006) - 2/ « Der Geheime Code der Azteken" , ein Dokumentarfilm von Saskia Weisheit, Deutschland 2009 (released on TV channel Arte on August 15, 2009).
- ↑ Using 19th Century Scholarship on a 21st Century Archaeology Project by James Brady
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External links
- Werke Eduard Selers at altamerikanistik.de
- biography of Eduard Seler
- Fundación Eduard Seler, non-profit association established 1992 in Mexico City, named after Seler and devoted to the archaeology, ethnohistory and indigenous concerns of the region studied by Seler (Spanish)
Over a hundred images of Uxmal in Seler's 1917 "Ruinen von Uxmal". http://academic.reed.edu/uxmal/galleries/thumbnails/drawings/Drawings-Seler.htm
