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Leonardo López Luján

1964 - Today

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Leonardo Náuhmitl López Luján (born 31 March 1964 in Mexico City) is an archaeologist and one of the leading researchers of pre-Hispanic Central Mexican societies and the history of archaeology in Mexico. He is director of the Templo Mayor Project in Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) since 1991 and son of renowned historian Alfredo López Austin. He is fellow of El Colegio Nacional, the British Academy, the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Real Academia de la Historia in Madrid, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonardo López Luján is the 151st most popular archaeologist, the 578th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 591st in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Leonardo López Luján ranks 151 out of 151. Before him are Alexey Okladnikov, Salima Ikram, Jacquetta Hawkes, Augustus Pitt Rivers, Barry Cunliffe, and William G. Dever.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Leonardo López Luján ranks 867. Before him are Sheila Echols, José Luis Carranza, Matthew Ryan, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Rodney Rowland, and Daran Norris. After him are Walter Berry, Lela Rochon, Sefi Atta, Corrado Sanguineti, Darryl McDaniels, and Els Dottermans.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Leonardo López Luján ranks 578 out of 729. Before him are Hugo Ayala (1987), Marco Fabián (1989), José Luis Salgado (1966), Bernardo Segura (1970), Irán Castillo (1977), and Yalitza Aparicio (1993). After him are Henry Martín (1992), Ana Guevara (1977), Camila Sodi (1986), Paulina Gaitán (1991), Andrea Meza (1994), and Christian Nodal (1999).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Mexico

Among archaeologists born in Mexico, Leonardo López Luján ranks 1. 

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