Coe authored a number of popular works for the non-specialist audience, several of which were best-selling and much reprinted, such as The Maya (1966) and Breaking the Maya Code (1992). With Rex Koontz, he co-authored the book Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, published in 1962.

Early life and education

Coe was born in New York City, the son of designer Clover Simonton and banker William Rogers Coe. He attended Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts,

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