Eduard Georg Seler (December 5, 1849 – November 23, 1922) was a prominent German
anthropologist,
ethnohistorian,
linguist,
epigrapher, academic and Americanist scholar, who made extensive contributions in these fields towards the study of
pre-Columbian era cultures in
the Americas. He is most renowned for his foundational studies concerning the ethnography, documents and history of
Mesoamerican cultures, for which he is regarded as one of the most influential Mesoamericanist scholars active around the turn of the 20th century.