caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality field birth_date known_for image article_title name
john lloyd stephens portrait published in 1854 13 october 1852 new york shrewsbury , new jersey 175px american exploration november 28 , 1805 travels descriptions of maya sites in mexico and central america early visits and file : incidents of travel in central america portrait.png john lloyd stephens
 john lloyd stephens
john lloyd stephens

john lloyd stephens -lrb- november 28 , 1805 -- october 13 , 1852 -rrb- was an american explorer , writer , and diplomat .
stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of maya civilization throughout middle america and in the planning of the panama railroad .
