Description: (Archaeologist, Photographer)
Augustus Le Plongeon was a British-American antiquarian and photographer known for his studies of pre-Columbian ruins, especially those of the Maya civilization in the northern Yucatán Peninsula. Despite facing criticism for his unconventional theories, he made significant contributions through his photography, documenting ancient ruins and artifacts. Le Plongeon's work as one of the earliest proponents of Mayanism left a lasting legacy in the field of archaeology, even though some of his ideas were later debunked by subsequent research.