Eduard Seler

Eduard Georg Seler was a preeminent German scholar whose extensive contributions significantly advanced the study of pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas. He is particularly renowned for his foundational work on the ethnography, documents, and history of Mesoamerican civilizations. Regarded as one of the most influential Mesoamericanist scholars of his era, his research laid crucial groundwork in anthropology, ethnohistory, linguistics, and epigraphy. Seler's dedicated scholarship provided deep insights into the complex societies of the ancient Americas.