Arthur J. O. Anderson
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Arthur James Outram Anderson (November 26, 1907 – June 3, 1996) was an American anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture and translator of the Nahuatl language. He was renowned for his and Charles E. Dibble's translation of the Florentine Codex by fray Bernardino de Sahagún, a project which took 30 years.
Anderson died of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 3, 1996.[1]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Schroeder (1997): p. viii.
Arturo, or 'Turo, as he was generally known by friends and colleagues, also received the Order of Santa Isabella de la Catolica from the Consul General of Mexico honoring his extensive research and publications regarding the Aztecs.
References [edit]
- Schroeder, Susan. "Acknowledgments". Codex Chimalpahin, volume 1. Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. vii–viii. ISBN 0-8061-2921-2.
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