Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tatiana Proskouriakoff

American Mayanist scholar

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1909

Place of Birth: Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1985

Profession: writer, architect, historian, curator, archaeologist, anthropologist, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tat’yana Avenirovna Proskuriakova (Russian: ?????´?? ?????´????? ??????????´??) (January 23 [O.S.
January 10] 1909 – August 30, 1985) was a Russian-American Mayanist scholar and archaeologist who contributed significantly to the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphs, the writing system of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.
Tatyana Proskuriakova moved to the USA with her parents in 1916.
In 1924, she accepted American citizenship.
She graduated from the College of Architecture in Pennsylvania (1930).