J. Eric S. Thompson

English Mesoamerican archaeologist (1898–1975)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: December 31, 1898
Date of death: September 9, 1975
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Cambridge
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[10]
Occupation: anthropologist, archaeologist, mesoamericanist, mayanist, ethnologist
Employer: Field Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Institution for Science^[12]^[13]
Field of work: mayanist^[11]
Educated at: Fitzwilliam College, Winchester College^[14]^[15]
Award received: Knight Bachelor, Order of the Aztec Eagle, Order of the Quetzal, Order of Isabella the Catholic‎^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Doctoral advisor: Alfred Cort Haddon^[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[28]
Academic degree: honorary degree^[22]
Birth name: John Eric Sidney Thompson^[29]
Described by source: The Great Archaeologists^[27]
Family name: Thompson^[23]
Given name: Eric, John, Sidney^[24]^[25]^[26]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics^[31]
Name in native language: Eric Thompson^[30]

🏷️ Also known as

en Eric Thompson en J. Eric S. Thompson en J. E. S. Thompson en Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson ar جيه. اريك إس. تومسون cs Eric Thompson cs J. Eric S. Thompson cs John Eric Thompson de John Eric Sidney Thompson es Eric S. Thompson es Erick S Thompson es Erick S. Thompson es Eric S Thompson es Eric Thompson es J. Eric S. Thompson es John Eric S. Thompson fr J. Eric S. Thompson fr J. Eric Thompson id Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson ja ジョン・エリック・シドニー・トンプソン

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Academy of Athens authority ID: 152810
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BHL creator ID: 2637
BIBSYS ID: 90331046
Babelio author ID: 241803
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12035193c
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: thompson-john-eric-sidney

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11163153
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/J-Eric-S-Thompson
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID: 2954
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: J._Eric_S._Thompson
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NDL Authority ID: 01148818
NE.se ID: j-eric-s-thompson
NL CR AUT ID: jn20020726040
NLA Trove people ID: 1203495
NUKAT ID: n02033257
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National Library of Greece ID: 155993
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1136232
National Virtual Library of India ID: 774039
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University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058519896706706
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ZbMATH author ID: thompson.john-eric-s

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Award received 4

Order of Isabella the Catholic‎, Knight Bachelor, Order of the Aztec Eagle, Order of the Quetzal

Occupation 4

archaeologist, anthropologist, mayanist, mesoamericanist

Given name 3

John, Eric, Sidney

Educated at 2

Winchester College, Fitzwilliam College

Employer 2

Field Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Institution for Science

Academic degree 1

honorary degree

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Doctoral advisor 1

Alfred Cort Haddon

Family name 1

Thompson

Field of work 1

mayanist

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Maintained by WikiProject 1

WikiProject Mathematics

Place of birth 1

London

Place of death 1

Cambridge

Sex or gender 1

male

Teachers 1

Sylvanus Morley

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Summary

J. Eric S. Thompson was born on December 31, 1898^[1], in London^[2]. He died on September 9, 1975^[3], in Cambridge^[4]. He worked as an anthropologist^[5], archaeologist^[6], mesoamericanist^[7], mayanist^[8], and ethnologist^[9].

FAQs

Where was J. Eric S. Thompson born?

J. Eric S. Thompson's place of birth was London^[2].

Where did J. Eric S. Thompson die?

J. Eric S. Thompson passed away in Cambridge^[4].

What did J. Eric S. Thompson do for work?

J. Eric S. Thompson worked as an anthropologist^[5], archaeologist^[6], mesoamericanist^[7], mayanist^[8], and ethnologist^[9].

Where did J. Eric S. Thompson go to school?

J. Eric S. Thompson was educated at Fitzwilliam College^[14] and Winchester College^[15].

What awards did J. Eric S. Thompson receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor^[17], Order of the Aztec Eagle^[18], Order of the Quetzal^[19], and Order of Isabella the Catholic‎^[20].

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[2] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — place of birth (P19): London. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — place of death (P20): Cambridge. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — educated at (P69): Fitzwilliam College. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — educated at (P69): Winchester College. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — field of work (P101): mayanist. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — occupation (P106): anthropologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — occupation (P106): archaeologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — occupation (P106): mesoamericanist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — occupation (P106): mayanist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — occupation (P106): ethnologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — employer (P108): Field Museum of Natural History. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — employer (P108): Carnegie Institution for Science. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — award received (P166): Knight Bachelor. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — award received (P166): Order of the Aztec Eagle. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — award received (P166): Order of the Quetzal. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — award received (P166): Order of Isabella the Catholic‎. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — doctoral advisor (P184): Alfred Cort Haddon. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — academic degree (P512): honorary degree. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — date of birth (P569): December 31, 1898. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — date of death (P570): September 9, 1975. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — family name (P734): Thompson. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — given name (P735): Eric. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — given name (P735): Sidney. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — described by source (P1343): The Great Archaeologists. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — birth name (P1477): John Eric Sidney Thompson. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — name in native language (P1559): Eric Thompson. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ J. Eric S. Thompson — maintained by WikiProject (P6104): WikiProject Mathematics. wikidata.org.

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