A. Ledyard Smith

A. Ledyard Smith
A. Ledyard Smith
Born	October 18, 1901; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1985 (aged 84); Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Education	Harvard University
Occupation	Archaeologist
Spouses	Nancy Sawyer Falk (m. 1931, divorced); Katharine Hazard Moss (m. 1948; died 1955); Elizabeth Taggart Griggs (m. 1968⁠–⁠1985);
Children	2 with Nancy Falk; 1 with Katherine Moss; 1 adopted;
Relatives	Augustus L. Smith (grandfather)

Augustus Ledyard Smith III (October 18, 1901 – December 5, 1985) was an American archaeologist who worked on various projects in the Maya region on behalf of the Carnegie Institution, including Uaxactun. From 1958 to 1963 he led investigations at Altar de Sacrificios in Guatemala together with Gordon Willey on behalf of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. From 1963 to 1969 he investigated the site of Seibal, also in Guatemala.

His grandfather, Augustus L. Smith, was a Wisconsin pioneer who served as a Wisconsin state senator and mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin.

A. Ledyard Smith
Born	(1901-10-18)October 18, 1901 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1985(1985-12-05) (aged 84) Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Education	Harvard University
Occupation	Archaeologist
Spouses	Nancy Sawyer Falk (m. 1931, divorced) Katharine Hazard Moss (m. 1948; died 1955) Elizabeth Taggart Griggs (m. 1968⁠–⁠1985)
Children	2 with Nancy Falk 1 with Katherine Moss 1 adopted
Relatives	Augustus L. Smith (grandfather)