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Also Known As	Alfred Marston Tozzer
Born	July 4, 1877 • Lynn • Massachusetts
Died	October 5, 1954 (aged 77) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Subjects Of Study	Lacandón • Maya • Mayan hieroglyphic writing • culture • language

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